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Prevention

Medicaid: A Lifeline Under Attack

Rishi Manchanda | Posted 08.13.2011 | Politics
Read More: Deficit, Prevention, Budget, Public Health, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Health Reform, Medicine, Kaiser Family Foundation, Patient-Centered-Medical-Homes, Medicaid Cuts, Democracy, Rx Democracy, Politics News
Rishi Manchanda

Instead of trying to improve health care and help those in need, some are debating ways to take the lifeline of Medicaid away from seniors, the disabled, low-income adults and children. That's a prescription for disaster.

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AIDS: The Next 30 Years

Mitchell Warren | Posted 08.09.2011 | World
Read More: Unaids, Treatment, Un, Prevention, Aids, Vaccines, Aids 30th Anniversary, Hptn 052, HIV/AIDS, Hiv, AIDs Epidemic, HIV/AIDS Treatment, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Antiretroviral Drugs, World News
Mitchell Warren

This week the world has been looking back at 30 years of AIDS. But what about the next thirty years? Could we see an end to AIDS?

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This June, Get Healthy, Stay Healthy

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 08.02.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Health and Human Services, Health Care Reform, Kathleen Sebelius, Health Care, Preventive Health, Prevention, Healthy Living News
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

In the end, we're all responsible for our own health. But we know that when we work together to make healthy choices easier and more affordable, everyone benefits. That's why in June we are marking our nation's first-ever Prevention and Wellness Month.

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Agricultural Policy Should Fuel Health, Not Epidemics!

Elizabeth Kucinich | Posted 07.24.2011 | Politics
Read More: American Heart Association, Fast Food, Congress, USDA Nutrition Programs, Type 2 Diabetes, Health Care Costs, Agriculture, USDA Policy, Subsidies, Agriculture Reform, Elizabeth Kucinich, Federal Budget, Agricultural Subsidies, Farm Bill, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 2012 Farm Bill, House Agriculture Committee, Federal Budget Deficit, Prevention, Health, Food Politics, Agriculture Subsidies, Food, Usda, Pcrm, Medical Costs, Diabetes, Farm Subsidies, Heart Disease, Diabetes Prevention, Vegetarian, Vegan, Agribusiness, Veganism, Fruit, Industrial Agriculture, Meat, House Appropriations Committee, Preventative Healthcare, Food Policy Agenda, Appropriations, Death, Doctors, Cholesterol, Healthy Diet, Diet, Healthy Eating, Unhealthy Diets, Hal Rogers, Obesity, Politics News
Elizabeth Kucinich

In 2009, USDA spent more than twice as much buying meat and dairy as it did on fruits and vegetables. What that means is that the USDA used taxpayers' money to buy about $1.5 billion worth of meat and dairy.

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Picking Botox Over Preventative Care?

Posted 07.18.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: America Health Care, Healthy Living Health News, Preventive Care, Prevention, Health Care, Preventative Care, Botox, Healthy Living News

Americans are starting to see the doctor again, but more often for cosmetic procedures, such as Botox treatments, rather than cancer screening and...

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A Parade of Humanity - HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 07.06.2011 | World
Read More: Microloans, HIV/AIDS, Women's Rights, Multi Sector, Education, Ethiopia, Prevention, Africa, NGO's, Global Health, Development, World News
Reporters Uncensored

By Maura Kelly In mid-April I traveled to Ethiopia and zigzagged 1000 miles across the rolling hills and towns of the northern Amhara region with the...

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Prevention Works

Judith S. Palfrey | Posted 06.05.2011 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Prevention and Public Health Fund, Children's Health, Prevention, Politics News
Judith S. Palfrey

It is time to look seriously at what health reform really means: putting into place inexpensive and effective interventions that have a positive impact on the health of all of our citizens.

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Prevention Works: Affordable Care Act Is Already Building Health Where You Live

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Community Prevention, Prevention and Public Health Fund, Prevention, Prevention Institute, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Cppw, Health Reform, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Home News
Larry_Cohen

As we celebrate the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act this week, we also mark a huge turning point in the way we think about health.

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The ABCs of Getting Health Reform Right

Judith S. Palfrey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Donald Berwick, Coverage, Benefits, Access, American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevention, Children, Affordable Care Act, Health Reform, Cost Containment, Health Reform Implementation, Politics News
Judith S. Palfrey

Some naysayers in Congress are attacking the Prevention Fund proposed in Obama's Affordable Care Act, labeling it a 'slush fund.' They are completely missing the point.

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The Power Of Prevention

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Public Health, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Prevention, Home News
Jeffrey Levi

By supporting preventive measures, we help curb costs down the road by sparing millions of Americans from developing serious, preventable diseases and keeping more people working, happy and productive.

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WATCH: Advocates Say City Set Up To Thwart Homeless Looking For Shelter

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Homeless Shelters Nyc, Homeless Nyc, Prevention, Nyc Homeless, PATH Homeless, Assistance and Temporary Housing, Ny News, Ny Impact, Video, New York News

WABC spent months speaking with dozens of homeless families who say the city is making them jump through hoops to find shelter. From WABC: Advocates...

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The Unconscionable 'Right To Conscience'

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religious Right, Obama Conscience Clause, Bush Faith-Based, Bush Conscience Clause, Right of Conscience, Abortion, Homosexuality, Lgbt, Prevention, Christianity, Doctors, Religion News
Roy Speckhardt

Medical care is about treatment, not faith, and about prevention, not religion. The ability for physicians to opt out of treating people is not a "right to conscience", it's unconscionable.

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What's the real agenda behind opposing shared custody?

Rob Hahn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Read More: Law, Judicial, Divorce, Prevention, Domestic, Violence, Shared, Custody, Accountability, Family, Divorce News
Rob Hahn

My previous blog dealing with domestic violence and shared custody generated plenty of response, so much that it warrants a follow-up.

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As a Doctor, How Do I Prescribe Repeal?

Rishi Manchanda | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Prevention, John Boehner, Health Care Reform, Doctors, Patients, Health Care Repeal, Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Healthcare, Politics News
Rishi Manchanda

For those of us on the frontlines of health care, the upcoming House effort to repeal and replace last year's health care law is opportunity lost.

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Front-of-Package Labels Hide Truth: 8-of-10 kids' foods flunk nutrition standards

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Food Labeling, Healthy Foods, Front of Package Labeling, Childhood Nutrition, Child Nutrition, Prevention, Fda, Nutrition, Home News
Larry_Cohen

Chronic diseases like diabetes are skyrocketing, and children are predicted to have a shorter life span than their parents. Parents want healthy fo...

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Obesity: We Need an All-Out Campaign

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Prevention, New York State, Health Care Costs, Obesity Epidemic, Health, Public Health, Soda Tax, Menu Labeling, Diabetes Prevention, New York News
James R. Knickman

If ever a challenge vexes us in the public health world, it is how to take on the obesity epidemic.

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When it comes to health reform, Dr Tom Coburn: First, do no harm

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Prevention and Public Health Fund, Prevention, Political News, Cppw, Affordable Care Act, Tom Coburn 2010, Prevention Institute. Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Health Reform, Home News
Larry_Cohen

Community prevention is the essence of local control. It's about helping neighborhoods to work together with local businesses, community groups and ...

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Roll Up Your Sleeves for Flu Season

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cdc, Prevention, Dr. Braunstein, h3n2, H1n1 Flu, Flu, Vaccinations, Los Angeles, Illness, Influenza, Vaccines, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

The flu is not just a bad cold. If the fever, chills, cough, sore throat, congestion, muscle and body aches, headaches and fatigue weren't misery-making enough on their own, the illness can spark some nasty complications.

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The Affordable Care Act: The Opportunity to Turn Sick Care into Health Care

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Health Care Reform, Prevention, Health Care, Home News
Jeffrey Levi

I had the great opportunity to participate in the Association of Public Health's (APHA) Health Policy Summit this past weekend as part of the build up...

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The Election Day Diet

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Katz, Healthy, Prevention, Health, Dr. David Katz, News, Conditions, Election, Chronic Disease, Delayed Gratification, Election Day, Home News
David Katz, M.D.

The truth is that meaningful results -- for your body, and the body politic alike -- require a clear goal, a plan to get there, and resolve to stay the course.

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Repeal

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Speaker John Boehner, Prevention and Public Health Fund, John Boehner, Prevention, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Elections 2010, Home News
Larry_Cohen

The House is now in Republican hands. If our newly elected officials earnestly believe that, "The people's priorities will be our priorities. The peop...

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Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Elderly, Alzheimer's Disease, Aging, Warning Signs, Prevention, Brain Health, Dr. Braunstein, Memory, Alzheimer's, Risks, Los Angeles, Cognition, Mind, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Angelenos are dying less frequently. The fact that we're not getting any younger is partially responsible for the significant increase in Alzheimer's disease rates.

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Can You Catch Cutting and Burning from Your Friends?

David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Purging, Romance, Prevention, Cutting, Addiction, Pop Culture, Self-Harm, Contagion, Burning, College News
David Leibow

Knowing that self-injurious behaviors are culturally determined and can quickly become habitual increases the importance of prevention.

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AAA: Their Policies should be as Good as their Service. A conversation between Larry Cohen and Dick Jackson.

Larry_Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Community Prevention, Transit, Aaa, Transportation Policy, Prevention, Transportation, Green News
Larry_Cohen

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LIVESTRONG OR DIE TRYING

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Eating, Frozen Vegetables, Heart Disease, Disease Prevention, Prevention, Health, Frozen Food, Healthy Living News
LIVESTRONG.COM

Eating well does not mean you need to put a dent in your wallet. These top picks are good for you and inexpensive.

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