Inspired by the recent 2012 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) highlighted key issues and talked with national health leaders about promising strategies to improve our nation's health and health care.
At APHA 2012, we reported on important research and initiatives addressing critical issues such as reversing our childhood obesity epidemic, reducing violence in communities, and many others. Read more and share your ideas on NewPublicHealth, Twitter, and Facebook.
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We invited a small group of national thought leaders to join us for brief Q&As on key topics relating to the future of health and health care: working across sectors to improve health, the critical role of better data to inform better health, and the potential for integration across the health care and public health sectors.
Reversing the Trend of Childhood Obesity
Jessica Donze Black of the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project discusses a new report looking at snacks sold in secondary schools. Also, read updates on a Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity study on parents’ attitudes about food marketing to children.
Reducing Violence in Communities
Read a Q&A with Debbie Lee from Start Strong on preventing teen dating violence and a discussion with Sheila Regan of Cure Violence on partnering with hospitals for violence prevention.
Preparing and Responding to Disasters
Read discussions spurred by Hurricane Sandy, including one about the legal issues around orders to evacuate in an emergency.
Harnessing the Potential of Big Data
Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health IT, and other leaders discuss how Big Data is changing the landscape for public health.
Working Across Sectors to Improve Health
Leaders including Robert Ross, president of The California Endowment, and new APHA president Adewale Troutman, share ideas on bridging across sectors to improve health.
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Increasing the use and scope of mass transit should be branded as a crucial public health tool to reduce injuries and death."
Alex Briscoe, Director of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, discusses the connection between health, wealth, race and class in Alameda County, Calif., and how we must change the way we invest in communities by focusing on education, jobs and social support.
Reed Tuckson, MD, discusses how patient-centered care and social factors must be approached together to improve health in communities.
Adewale Troutman discusses public health working with non-traditional partners to address social factors that impact health like employment and housing.
Adewale Troutman tells his personal story, and why he is hopeful for the future.
Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS, discusses opportunities for creating healthier food environments for kids in schools. Chriqui is an investigator with Bridging the Gap, a national research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Jamie F. Chriqui, PhD, MHS, discusses how partnerships with parents, policy-makers and school officials are key to creating healthier food environments. Jamie Chriqui is an investigator with Bridging the Gap, a national research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Ron Chapman, MD, MPH, challenges public health departments to make quality improvement and performance management a way of life.
Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, discusses how law and policy can be used to improve health.