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APHA 2012
October 26, 2012 | Feature
We look back on the 2012 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, highlighting key issues and talking with health leaders.
National Public Health Week 2013: Q&A with Georges C. Benjamin
April 1, 2013 | New Public Health Post
It’s that time of year when public health enthusiasts rejoice and remind the rest of the world why this field is so critical—this is National Public Health Week. For 2013, the theme is "Public Health is ROI: Save Lives, Save Money."
Death and Public Health
March 7, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The current issue of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health magazine is devoted to how public health researchers and practitioners probe, investigate, understand and fight death.
Healthier Americans for a Healthier Economy
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Employers around the country are searching for ways to support the health and wellness of their employees and their families while also struggling with high costs of benefits.
National Prevention Strategy Series: Corporation for National and Community Service
December 27, 2012 | New Public Health Post
As the year draws to a close, the most recent installment of the NewPublicHealth series on the National Prevention Strategy is especially appropriate. We spoke with Wendy Spencer, the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), ...
How Can We Reduce Tobacco Use?
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It kills more than 400,000 Americans annually—more than HIV/AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, suicides and fires combined.
Working Together to Improve Health: Georges Benjamin Q&A
October 26, 2012 | Story
A Conversation with APHA executive director Georges Benjamin.
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin Q&A: Implementing the National Prevention Strategy
September 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This summer the National Prevention Council, made up of 17 federal departments that are incorporating prevention into their activities, released its first annual report detailing successes in implementing the National Prevention Strategy and laying ...
ASTHO Opening Session Targets the Intersection of Public Health and Health Care
September 13, 2012 | New Public Health Post
GUEST POST by Lisa Junker, CAE, director of communications for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) At the opening session of the ASTHO Annual Meeting in Austin, Paul Wallace, vice president of The Lewin Group, pointed t ...
Making the Case for Prevention: A Q&A with James Marks of RWJF
September 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
James S. Marks, MD, Senior Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recently spoke on a keynote panel at the annual ASTHO meeting in Austin, Texas, on making the case for prevention. NewPublicHealth spoke with Dr. Marks about the great ...