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Vaccinology for Dummies (Arthur Allen presentation)
Allen provides a brief history of vaccines and the controversy that now surrounds them, then outlines the consequences of going…
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A Public Health Model for the Scientific Approach to Prevention (Steven Kelder presentation)
Kelder helps reporters understand public health problems from an epidemiological perspective.
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The Role of Media Campaigns and Branding in Health Promotion and Prevention (Jennifer Duke)
Duke discusses what goes into a successful public health media campaign.
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Reporting on public health campaigns (Robert Davis presentation)
Davis exhorts reporters to look for bull, balance and bias when reporting on public health campaigns.
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Dubious medicine (Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan presentation)
The Chicago Tribune's Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan explain what went into their award-winning "Dubious medicine" package.
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State fiscal conditions, health care for low-income people: What’s the story? (Joy Johnson Wilson)
Johnson Wilson provides a national perspective on state budget cuts and their impact on health-related programs, primarily Medicaid.
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Medicaid and State Budgets:The Crunch Continues (Barbara Lyons presentation)
Lyons explains the impact of cuts to state Medicaid programs.
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The Human Face Behind State Budget Cuts to Health Care Programs (Allison Herschel presentation)
Hirschel talks about how a little-noticed state spending cut slashed a program providing important Medicaid extension services.
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Assessing Claims of Functional Foods and Nutritional Supplements (Neil Levin presentation)
Neil E. Levin, C.C.N., D.A.N.L.A., of the American Nutrition Association and NOW Foods, reviews the controversy surrounding dietary supplements and…
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Arrogance without accountability? Where is the media? (Peter Pronovost presentation)
A leader in improving patient safety, Dr. Pronovost tells his story and urges a commitment to accountability.
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