Infographic: Better Education = Healthier Lives
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Education leads to better jobs and income-but also to longer, healthier lives. The link between more education and better health is stronger than you think.
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Why Does Education Matter So Much to Health?
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
Research shows strong links between increased education and lifespan, reduced illness, and increased vitality and school success for future generations.
The Case for Academic Progression
September 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Issue 21 of the Charting Nursing's Future series explores why nurses should advance their education and the strategies that make this feasible.
Sonoma Aims for Healthiest County in Calif. By Addressing Education, Poverty: Q&A with Peter Rumble
July 25, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Sonoma County is working on programs and policies that go beyond traditional public health activities and aim to address the root causes of poor health, including the local food system, education and poverty.
Doc McStuffins and Education Used to Fight Health Disparities
June 24, 2013 | Story
Two grantees study ways to eradicate disparities by concentrating on young children.
Nominations Open for Girl Up Teen Advisors
May 29, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Girl Up, developed by the UN Foundation, empowers young girls to create a life for themselves and their families well beyond poverty and illiteracy. They are now accepting nominations for teen advisers.
More Nurses Climbing Education Ladder
April 15, 2013 | Story
A more highly educated nursing workforce will help meet future health care demands.
New Projects Bring Health Considerations Into Education, Energy Policy, and Other Decisions
April 2, 2013 | News Release
The Health Impact Project announced eight new grantees to conduct health impact assessments and bring health considerations into decisions on education, sanitation infrastructure, energy and more.
Eighteen Communities Embark on Road to Better Health
December 13, 2012 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded $3.6 million in Roadmaps to Health Community Grants of up to $200,000 each to 18 coalitions across the United States to create healthier places to live, learn, work, and play.
Healthy Kids Lead to a Healthy Economy: Op-Ed
December 4, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune makes clear the connection between the economy and improving public health.