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January 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Transportation Research Board, a division of the National Research Council, is holding its annual meeting this week including a critical session later today that will bring together several subcommittees to talk about the intersection of transpo ...
November 7, 2012 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth continues a series of conversations with local public health directors on the issues that impact their work and the health of their communities. Recently, we spoke with David Fleming, MD, MPH, public health director of Seattle and Ki ...
October 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
>>For more on transportation and health: Read an issue brief, "How Does Transportation Impact Health?" Read our interview with Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Read about transportation innovation on the local level in ...
October 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new conversation with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood continues a series of interviews by NewPublicHealth with the heads of federal agencies that comprise the National Prevention Council, convened to partner across government to help create ...
October 11, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Martin Fenstersheib, MD, MPH, director of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in California led a session on safe outdoor activity for kids and adults at the 2012 Public Health Law Conference. NewPublicHealth spoke to Dr. Fenstersheib ab ...
May 8, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Required Vaccines for School Entry Improves Coverage Rates for Pre-Teens Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states that simply require parents to rec ...
May 7, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The Weight of the Nation Conference, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, begins today. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and enviro ...