Public Health Archive
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was honored this month by a state charity for its efforts to proactively help low-income families access state benefits. DHHS was... By John Kelly This post Nebraska Honored for its Proactive …
Image via STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN PRIZE FIRST-PLACE WINNER By Madeleine Cardona I will never forget the day my mother got diagnosed. I could swear that just yesterday I was thirteen years old waiting anxiously to be called in from …
Access to specialty mental health services in California by county. Source: Young Minds Advocacy A new report from Young Minds Advocacy makes the case that the publicly funded mental health system for children in California needs a shake up. Released …
By David H. Nguyen, Ph.D.Cancer patients treated at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust Medical Center.Radiation therapy against cancer is only useful if people have access to it. If you can't afford it, don't have access to it, or don't know …
Dr. Elizabeth Reed As a teenager growing up in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Reed became very familiar with scenarios of dating and sexual violence against women and girls, as well as the damaging impact of these forms of gender-based violence. She soon …
(NOTE: The first case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) diagnosed in the United States occurred yesterday in Dallas. With this sentinel event, I’ve revisited this article from August to update some of the information. If you are a healthcare worker, …
The January 8, 2013 edition of the New England of Medicine, has an interesting perspective entitled "Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come". It is a must read. We, as a society, must decide if the brave young …
State of the state addresses—like the State of the Union—tend to cover a wide range of topics from the economy to health care to education. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin broke the mold when he devoted his entire 2014 State of …
October 24th marks the United State’s FOOD DAY 2013. Started by the Center for Science in the Public Interest the “ultimate goal of FOOD DAY is to strengthen and unify the food movement in order to improve our nation’s food policies” (Foodday.com- About). …
Today was a typical fall Saturday across the United States. Many were out picking pumpkins, watching football, spending time with their family, or even out running some errands. However, this has not been a good day for individuals and families …
