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Public Health Policy

Curbing Fossil Fuels to Power a Public Health Revolution

Jonathan Patz | Posted 05.12.2013 | Religion
Read More: Sustainable Living, Climate Change, Dalai Lama, The Dalai Lama, Public Health Policy, Fossil Fuels, Obesity Epidemic, Religion News
Jonathan Patz

The simple truth is that our antiquated energy policies, along with other industrialized nations, are disrupting the planet's climate and threating many species, including our own. But much of our economy is dependent on fossil fuels.

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Prevention Does the Body (and America's Wallet) Good

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 04.03.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Public Health, Prevention, Personal Health, Public Health Policy, Prevention Care, Preventive Care, Healthy Americans, Healthy America, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Prevention Health, Healthy Living News
Jeffrey Levi

Prevention delivers real value as a cost-effective way to keep Americans healthy and improve their quality of life. Everyone wins when we prevent disease rather than treating people after they get sick.

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Soda: Size Does Matter

Larry_Cohen | Posted 08.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Bloomberg Soda Ban, Soda Ban, New York Soda Ban, Public Health Policy, 16 Oz Soda Ban, Bloomberg 16 Oz Soda, Home News
Larry_Cohen

This is a battle over who gets to shape our food environment and the health of our children. New York City's leadership will inspire hope -- and future action -- in places where the political will to make these sorts of common sense changes does not yet exist.

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IN Primary: Loss of Moderates No Good for Governing or the Environment

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 07.14.2012 | Politics
Read More: Richard Lugar Richard Mourdock, Indiana Primary, Richard Lugar 2012, 2012 Indiana Primary, Environmental Policy, Public Health Policy, Indiana Primary Results, Richard Lugar, Politics News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

In a legislative body like the Senate where compromise and bipartisanship have long been necessary, this is another blow for getting things done.

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Public Health and the Illusion of Your Autonomy: Kill the Umpire?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.07.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brian Wansink, Health Policy, Healthy, Public Health, Food Labels, Kelly Brownell, Dr. Marion Nestle, Michael Pollan, Health, Dr. David Katz, Michael Jacobson, News, Health Information System, Public Health Policy, Health Information, Information on Health, Health and Safety, Personal Health, Information for Health, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

I won't speak for my friends and colleagues in public health, although I suspect they feel the same; I'll just speak for myself. I am nobody's nanny. But as you play with the military-industrial establishment with your health on the line, I don't mind being a referee.

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The Turning Point: Lung Cancer

Laurie Fenton Ambrose | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: The-National-Cancer-Institute, Lung Cancer, Public Health Policy, Impact News
Laurie Fenton Ambrose

The controversy "to screen or not to screen" for lung cancer is over. The focus must now be on who to screen and how to screen most efficiently and effectively.

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A Comprehensive Approach to Fight Drugs

José Miguel Insulza | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Social Problems, Drug Trade, Drug Trafficking, Drug-Related Violence, Public Health Policy, Economy, President Obama, Public Health, Drug Dependency, Organization of American States, Western Hemisphere, World News
José Miguel Insulza

Drug dependency is a chronic, relapsing disease that must be dealt with as a core element of public health policy.

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