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Public health
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Officials, journalists agree information key in public health crisis
When the H1N1 pandemic first hit in the fall or 2009, every sickness and every death was of great interest…
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Community-led effort sparks public health wave
Writing in The New York Times, Jessica Reaves writes about how a 2000-06 Chicago community survey embodies the block-by-block, community-reliant…
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Is America’s high health spending linked to short lifespans?
The United States lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy, yet spends far more on health care than any…
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Report looks at oil-spill fallout for children, families
As the gulf oil spill dragged on, coverage of its psychological and economic aftermath gained momentum. Now, Poynter’s Al Tompkins…
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CDC: Obesity rises unabated, no state meets goals
According to Vital Signs, a new part of the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (more on that in…
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AIDS conference coverage online
Once again, the Kaiser Family Foundation is offering extensive coverage of the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria. Get…
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APHA: Transportation policies impact health
Transportation policies and public health are inextricably linked, according to a new report released by the American Public Health Association.…
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Public health loses leading blogger
Revere, the pseudonym behind the leading public health blog EffectMeasure, has announced that (he/she/they) will be hanging up the tri-cornered…
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Patients at risk after free public screening
UPDATE: Commenter CT points out that the students involved were not medical school students but were in the University of…
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In reversal, Mich. agency releases H1N1 documents
Michigan’s Department of Community Health has reversed an earlier decision to withhold documents about how the state has spent money…