Public health accreditation: Q&A with Kaye Bender
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Public health accreditation: Q&A with Kaye Bender

by Kim on Feb 22, 2012 • No Comments
New national standards are providing a roadmap for health departments to measure performance and instill a culture of quality improvement, says Kaye Bender, executive director of the Public Health Accreditation Board. Learn how accreditation can help health departments survive, and even thrive, in a time of tight budgets.
America’s Health Rankings report calls us to action
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America’s Health Rankings report calls us to action

by David on Feb 15, 2012 • No Comments
America's Health Rankings — the longest running state-by-state analysis of our country’s health and the factors that affect it — points to key areas for improvement. Hear from UnitedHealth Group’s Reed Tuckson about what this report means for public health.
Q&A with APHA President Mel Shipp
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Q&A with APHA President Mel Shipp

by Kim on Feb 9, 2012 • 2 Comments
Long-time APHA member Mel Shipp, OD, DrPH, MPH, took the helm as APHA's president at the close of last year's 139th APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. In this interview, Shipp shares his vision for a renewed public health workforce and what originally motivated him to join the field.
Designing healthy communities: Q&A with Dick Jackson
Environment / Voices / Words from members

Designing healthy communities: Q&A with Dick Jackson

by David on Feb 8, 2012 • 5 Comments
A new four-part PBS series and book are Dick Jackson's latest projects to illuminate the growing and sometimes fatal connections between our built environment and health. We asked what inspired his work, why it's taken us so long to connect the dots and which communities are getting it right.
Q&A with U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, APHA's 2011 Legislator of the Year
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Q&A with U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, APHA’s 2011 Legislator of the Year

by Kim on Feb 7, 2012 • No Comments
Rep. Jan Schakowsky has been representing her Illinois' district since 1998 and recently earned praise as APHA's Distinguished Public Health Legislator. Find out what inspires her to be an outspoken advocate and how work as a community organizer prepared her to make a difference in the halls of Congress.
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Headlines

Today’s news: MRSA in livestock may spread to humans, obesity threatens health in developed nations, Prevention Fund cut

by David on Feb 22, 2012 • No Comments
California measures health plans on quality, the Affordable Care Act is helping Americans protect their health and rising obesity rates in developed nations are contributing to poor health and soaring costs. Read more about these and other public health news stories reported in today's headlines for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
Headlines

A look at climate change policy, vending machine rules, bird flu research held

by Audrey on Feb 21, 2012 • No Comments
APHA hosts a climate and health webinar this week – register now; new federal standards for vending machines in schools expected to be released soon; plus, debate heats up about release of findings on bird flu research today Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
Findings

Study: Risky health behaviors reduced among lesbian, gay and bisexual youth who live in supportive religious climates

by Patricia on Feb 17, 2012 • 1 Comment
Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth who live in communities with a supportive religious climate are less likely to engage in risky health behaviors, finds a new study in APHA’s American Journal of Public Health.
Topics

Social media enabling public health goals

by David on Feb 17, 2012 • 2 Comments
Can social media drive health? That was the question posed to presenters at the close of a session today at this week's Digital Health Communication Extravaganza.
Environment

Mercury standards facing early opposition

by Audrey on Feb 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
It didn’t take long after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published new, life-saving mercury standards on Thursday for foes of the regulation to fight back.
Topics

Public health 2.0 focus of DHCX conference

by David on Feb 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
Facebook, texting and Twitter are still trending among the young and tech-savvy. But use of those and other social networking and digital communications tools is also surging among professionals seeking to achieve public health goals. That's the impetus behind a new conference kicking off today.
Headlines / Topics

The “prevention paradox,” arsenic found in organic foods, dog owner study

by Audrey on Feb 16, 2012 • No Comments
Congress considers pulling prevention funding; arsenic hidden in some organic foods; plus, find out why new research points to dogs as the key to a healthy pregnancy. Those headlines and more today, Thursday, February 16, 2012.
Headlines

Disease prevention funding, potential MRSA vaccine, high priority for workplace wellness

by Audrey on Feb 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
Find out how the White House budget could impact critical disease prevention programs, questions remain about why cancer strikes more men than women; plus, new research on the potential for a MRSA immunization released today, Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Health Reform

Public health programs on the chopping block in White House budget

by Audrey on Feb 14, 2012 • No Comments
Health advocates raised concern on Monday about deep cuts to key public health and prevention programs included in President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget proposal.
Headlines

National Organ Donor Day, air pollution puts SoCal at elevated risk, school dropout rate a public health concern

by Audrey on Feb 14, 2012 • No Comments
Today is National Organ Donor Day; SoCal residents at greater risk of death from air pollution; health implications of school dropout and why public health professionals should be concerned about it today, Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
Infectious Disease / Preparedness

Want to spread the love? Send a “Get Ready” Valentine’s Day e-card

by Audrey on Feb 14, 2012 • 2 Comments
Forget the flowers. Instead, on this Valentine’s Day, send your sweetheart a “Get Ready” Valentine’s Day e-card. Created by APHA’s Get Ready campaign, these special e-cards are an innovative way to encourage you and your loved ones to prepare for an emergency.
All things APHA / Briefs

New APHA policies address a range of public health concerns

by Patricia on Feb 13, 2012 • No Comments
APHA adopted 23 policies at its 139th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in late 2011. Passed by APHA’s Governing Council, the newly adopted policies address a broad range of public health issues, from reproductive health to public health education and workforce. Learn more about the policies.

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