Most in our nation are familiar with public health on a state, county, and local level. However the federal government plays a very significant role in public health too which goes far beyond just funding. There are 12 federal public …
New research from the Sax Institute in Australia indicates that people who graduate from college are half as likely to have a heart attack as people of the same age who lack a college degree. This finding came from a …
In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named food safety, tobacco use, and HIV on its top ten list of major public health issues plaguing the United States. No doubt, finding solutions to these difficult problems will …
Recent research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the journal Neurology® provides significant insights into stroke risk. More American blacks have strokes and die from them than whites in the US. However after studying nearly 25,000 people, …
Once a potentially fatal disease endemic to North and South America, health officials declared the Americas to be free of measles. Public health officials at a joint meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization …
The fight to end the spread of the Zika virus continues to wage on, yet no solid solutions have materialized. In fact, most Americans are still scratching their heads over Congress’s decision to take a summer leave-of-absence without first allocating …
At a March 16th meeting of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, New Hampshire law enforcement officials at both the state and local level voiced their opposition to a bill that would lessen current restrictions on needle exchange …
The global pollution crisis is mounting. Over the winter months, China has been blanketed in a thick layer of smog, forcing Chinese residents to stay indoors. Not even a facemask can provide full protection from the smog. The increasing air …
A recent study at the University of Michigan published in the International Journal of Sexual Health has opened public health officials’ eyes to the ways that sufferers of sexually transmitted diseases are judged and the potential impacts this can have …
When the Affordable Care Act was rolled out in 2014, clear trends began to emerge about who has health insurance in America and who doesn’t. The New York Times analyzed the progress of Obamacare using the help of two organizations …