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November 2, 2011 | New Public Health Post
On Tuesday, there were a number of sessions that touched on various efforts to address and prevent obesity. Below is a quick round up of highlights from four of those sessions: The Right “Dose” of Environmental Changes Pamela Schwartz of Kaiser Perm ...
October 31, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Prevention is a key focus of many presentations at the APHA Annual Meeting. Today Thomas Farley, MD, commissioner of health and mental hygiene in New York City, presented the city’s comprehensive program “Take Care New York: 2012: A Policy for a Hea ...
October 27, 2011 | New Public Health Post
As we head into November, we've all naturally got thankfulness on our minds. And with all the health challenges our nation is facing, there's little we are more grateful for these days than all of the amenities that already exist or can be establish ...
October 27, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy brief summarizes findings and recommendations from four major studies which demonstrate that strategic investments in proven, community-based prevention programs could result in significant U.S. health care cost savings and improved health by preventing disease before it occurs.
October 14, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), met to examine the role chronic disease prevention plays in improving health and, importantly, controlling health care costs. Speakers at the hearing included H ...
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher optimism was associated with a lower incidence of stroke in a nationally representative study of people over age 50.
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Employers around the country are searching for ways to support the health and wellness of their employees and their families while also struggling with high costs of benefits.
September 8, 2011 | New Public Health Post
In the U.S., the most recent data show that over 34,000 lives are lost to suicide each year, and over 350,000 people are seen in emergency rooms every year for self-inflicted injuries. To bring attention to this health issue, World Suicide Preventio ...
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Strategic investments in proven community-based prevention programs could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs.
August 11, 2011 | New Public Health Post
The top three winners of the "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest have been announced by the Public Health Foundation (PHF). The PHF contest was designed to identify model practices based on the evidence-based strategies in the Guide to Community Pre ...