photo results

Health U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Research Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program Uploaded by Bbilal (1614) • 2 years ago Tags: public health, continuum. Bbilal (1614)

Public health or economic growth

Well, we all know that smoking is a bad for people's health,cigarette production is a major economic activity in many countries, especially in some developing countries. On the one hand smoking is a...

Should Smoking Be Allowed in Public Places?

Should smoking be*allowed* in public pl/spaces? Yes. All the time? No. Does it depend on circumstances and context? Yes. Does having the*right* to do something mean that it is always "right" to...

Did you know that you could easily decrease infections drastically?

it would be very easy to decrease infection drastically by simply getting people to cough and sneeze properly. Take a look and watch the...

masters in public health

any one know importance of doing mph

Summertime Surveillance: From Polio to Flu

Several recent stories have reminded us that perhaps the most looming health crisis is not the political debate about health reform but the pandemic swine flu H1NI. The dreaded phone call has not...

Obesity Spending Estimated At $147 Billion Annually

Medical spending on conditions associated with obesity has doubled in the past decade and is estimated to have reached an annual rate of $147 billion in 2008, say researchers in a new study published...

Forthcoming Health Affairs Obesity Study To Be Discussed Today

At an 11:00 AM press conference on Monday, July 27, Eric Finkelstein of RTI International will discuss the findings from a new study on medical spending on obesity that will be published this morning...

Balancing Public Health And Freedom: The New CDC Director

The appointment of Dr. Thomas Frieden as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a triumph for public health and the American people. A passionate and...

Musings on Integrating Care at the IOM

By Matthew HoltSo I’m in DC figuring out how the East coast medical policy elite tries to change the world. While the rest of DC is buzzing about Obama’s speech and budget, The Institute of Medicine...

Nomination for U.S. Surgeon General

By Richard A. Lippin, MD This is a reprint of the letter originally posted to Facebook.Dear President Obama and Former Senator Tom Daschle:As a physician leader in the medical specialty Preventive...

Gates Foundation to fund global informatics training

By Neil Versel The American Medical Informatics Association will announce today that it has received a $1.2 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to promote health informatics and...

Some Doctors Vaccinate at a Loss

Some doctors are considering dropping vaccinations because some are vaccinating at a loss from insurance reimbursement. About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are...

Fighting AIDS for decades

By Sarah Arnquist Every 9.5 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. Every 33 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from AIDS. While great gains have been made in the fight against...

Up in smoke

By Sarah Arnquist Taxing cigarettes is the single-most effective way to lower smoking rates, particularly among youth. And if we could lower smoking rates, we'd save hundreds of thousands of lives...