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Public Health News Roundup: May 20
May 20, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Today's headlines include: - CDC Issues First Comprehensive Report on Children’s Mental Health - New PSAs Help Parents Talk to Younger Kids about the Dangers of Underage Drinking - Advocacy Groups Petition FDA to Ban Menthol Flavored Cigarettes
Public Health News Roundup: May 17
May 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Headlines include: Psychiatrist "Bible" Gets a Numeric Overhaul Most Adults Enforce Smoke-Free Rules in Homes, Cars Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Public Health News Roundup: May 16
May 16, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Headlines include: WHO Reports First Patient-to-Nurse Transmission of SARS-like Virus Repeated Head Injuries Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk HHS Announces $1 Billion to Fuel Health Care Innovation
Recommended Reading: Weak Social Networks Lead to Greater Unemployment among African Americans
May 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Recommended Reading: Weak Social Networks Lead to Greater Unemployment among African Americans
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation Award $700,000 in Community Health Grants to National Business Coalition on Health Members
May 9, 2013 | Grant/News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation are awarding $700,000 in community health grants to nine National Business Coalition on Health member coalitions.
Grassroots Public Health: Q&A with Shannon Frattaroli
May 2, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Grassroots Public Health: Q&A with Shannon Frattaroli
Extending the Cure Releases Antibiotic Resistance Research
April 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
In recent years many bacteria have become resistant to drugs that commonly vanquished them, depleting a natural resource—antibiotics—that has saved millions of lives around the globe.
Public Health News Roundup: April 29
April 29, 2013 | New Public Health Post
In today's public health news: Past Decade's Poor Economy Drove Health Declines; What Influences Kids to Smoke (Or Not) Changes Over Time; and Facebook Could Help Predict, Track and Map Obesity
Public Health News Roundup: April 26
April 26, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Today's public health news includes: Mammography Rates Remained Steady After Change in Guidelines Latest HIV Vaccine Study Halted CDC's Food Safety Report Card: Some Foodborne Illnesses Spiked in 2012
The Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Focuses on Advances in Public Health Services and Systems Research
November 15, 2012 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supports a large and growing collection of research projects that are producing a steady stream of new evidence about the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services.