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National Public Health Week April 2-8, 2012: A Healthier America Begins TODAY. Join the Movement!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by pursuitofPH — No Comments ↓

National Public Health Week kicks off today! Let’s start with the basics: what is public health? Ultimately, public health is about prevention at the population level. As the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s motto so fittingly states, public…

Tagged with: community health centers, national public health week, prevention, primary care, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, public health, Social Determinents of Health

“Feel Rich – Health is the new wealth”: Moving beyond raising awareness to creating culture change

Posted on March 14, 2012 by pursuitofPH — No Comments ↓

In our attempts to encourage people to lead healthier lives, we often make the mistake of bombarding them with facts and stats, do’s and don’ts, assuming the problem is a lack of knowledge. But let’s be honest – most people…

Tagged with: feel rich, fitness, health behavior, hip hop, nutrition, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, public health

Kick the can: A possible model for occupy healthcare’s next step?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by pursuitofPH — 2 Comments ↓

The recently launched “Kick the Can” website, a project of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy aiming to “give the boot” to sugary drinks, is cleanly designed, intuitive to use, and provides important and actionable information organized into the…

Tagged with: occupy healthcare, public health, website
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health

The tobacco industry, graphic labels, and the “nanny state”

Posted on January 9, 2012 by pursuitofPH — 4 Comments ↓

The CDC calls tobacco use “the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States” with an estimated 443,000 smoking related premature deaths and 8.6 million living with serious illnesses caused by smoking. In addition, according…

Tagged with: graphic warning labels, nanny state, public health, tobacco, tobacco industry
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, public health

Building a healthier, brighter future: Positive childhood and youth development

Posted on December 19, 2011 by pursuitofPH — 1 Comment ↓

As this video from the Center on the Developing Child illustrates, in looking at determinants of health and well being, it is important to consider the enormous influence early childhood and later youth development have on children’s futures. Physical, social,…

Tagged with: children, healthcare, public health
Posted in healthcare

Place matters: A look at urban planning and its impact on health

Posted on December 11, 2011 by pursuitofPH — 5 Comments ↓

An op-ed in the New York Times last week described the United States’ disproportionate spending on healthcare in comparison to other social services that have an impact on health – a characteristic that puts us in the minority, as one…

Tagged with: prevention, public health, smart growth, urban planning
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, public health, Social Determinents of Health

How will you occupy World AIDS Day?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by crgonzalez — No Comments ↓

The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day on December 1st is “Leading with Science, Uniting for Action.” While the vision for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy is commendable and details action steps, what is missing is a mandate for congressional…

Tagged with: AIDS, healthcare, HIV, public health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, Innovation, medical education, public health

Healthcare and revolution – Who’s afraid of Cuba?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by NateOsit — 2 Comments ↓

I’m tired of hearing about the next new revolutionary drug that’s going to change the face of medicine. I’m tired of hearing about how the iPad is going to revolutionize healthcare. I’m tired of hearing about the social media revolution…