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Promoting Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being for Isolated Older Adults in Rural Colorado

June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report

The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association developed Aging Well, a program to help improve the physical, mental, and social health of older adults living in rural Routt and Moffat counties.

Relation Between Optimism and Lipids in Midlife

February 25, 2013 | Journal Article

Optimism was positively correlated with HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, but was not associated with LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol.

Gender Differences in the Prospective Associations of Self-Reported Sleep Quality with Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation and Coagulation

June 7, 2013 | Journal Article

This study investigates the associations between self-reported sleep quality and biomarkers of inflammation and coagulation, which are connected to coronary heart disease.

Clinical Uncertainties, Health Service Challenges, and Ethical Complexities of HIV "Test-and-Treat"

June 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Numerous issues emerge surrounding application of a test-and-treat strategy to HIV prevention.

Faces of Public Health: Peggy Conlon, Ad Council

May 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post

NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Peggy Conlon, president and CEO of the Ad Council, about the public health messages PSAs can convey and how new media has expanded their reach.

A Renewed Vision for RWJF

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Imagine a shared national culture of health in which being healthy and staying healthy are esteemed social values.

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January 30, 2013

News and upcoming events from the Pioneer Portfolio.

A Quiet Revolution in Cardiovascular Health

April 11, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post

Dr. Darwin Labarthe, Positive Health researcher recently wrote an essay about the shift in the field of cardiology to focus on building cardiovascular health—beyond just preventing heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular events.

Individual- Versus Group-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss

April 2, 2013 | Journal Article

This study examined two incentive designs—an individual—and a group-based design—promoting weight loss among 105 obese employees at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Thinking Outside the Box: Finding Solutions to Reverse Childhood Obesity

April 1, 2013 | Book

Part VII of Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity offers current strategies at the community, government, and industry levels to turn back the childhood obesity epidemic.

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