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An effective and robust public health system can improve the health and well being of people across the nation. While public health is complex, prevention has played an increasingly important… Read More about Prevention and Public Health: The Connection
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In mid-June 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1006, which created the California Firearm Violence Research Center, with the goal of studying the public health implications of guns and gun… Read More about Guns as a Public Health Issue
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Humans are predictable creatures for good reason. The large majority of people are social, align themselves to systems and tend to operate in organized patterns. We see this set of… Read More about The Things That Keep People Healthy
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The year 2016 saw some amazing public health responses and put the spotlight on a number of new emerging health risks. Nature’s ability to evolve and change makes the field… Read More about 5 Emerging Public Health Concerns
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The fundamental problem with disasters, which also makes them so likely to cause public health emergencies, is that these events displace a significant number of people and cause conditions that… Read More about The Public Health Implications of Natural Disasters
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The most successful public health initiatives have three things in common: they were initiated by a serious risk or health threat that affected everyone regardless of background, they were solved… Read More about The Importance of Community in Public Health Initiatives
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New, advanced technologies continue to change life around us at an increasing pace, and the public health field is no exception. Some were not originally intended for public health, but… Read More about Understanding These Four Public Health Technologies
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has released a new report calling e-cigarettes “a major public health concern.” “E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General,”… Read More about Samet contributes to surgeon general’s first report on e-cigarettes and youth
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The Keck School is one of four institutions to receive a multi-million dollar grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for translational research projects. The $2.5 million grant… Read More about Keck School receives $2.5 million grant for translational osteoarthritis research