Donning the slogan, “Helping public health and primary care work together to improve population health,” the Practical Playbook is a new resource focused on supporting collaboration and innovation in community health work. Launched in mid-2016, the Playbook’s development was supported […]
Public Health Institute recently launched a new website. You’ll find a new look, more resources and news and events to help build healthier, more resilient communities. PHI is the proud home of more than 200 projects and over 600 employees […]
With more than 78 million American adults considered obese, public health organizations and others have launched campaigns to motivate people to lead healthier lifestyles and shed some pounds. They include first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, which intends to […]
The Santa Fe Community Foundation has received a three-year, $3.11 million grant from the W.K Kellogg Foundation to help close health care gaps among lower-income residents and minorities across New Mexico. “We know from national data that where race and […]
ITTSBURG, Kan. — Crawford County has something in common with neighboring Vernon County, Mo. Both rank poor in health, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Both counties, in fact, rank 88th in their respective states. Like Vernon County, Crawford […]
Health and health care inequities remain deep and persistent. Health inequities literally span from the cradle to the grave in the form of higher rates of infant mortality, chronic disease, disability, and premature death among many racial and ethnic minority […]
With a continued focus on the need to control the high and rising cost of care, Congress is looking for low cost, high yield policy solutions. Chronic illnesses are among the biggest drivers of growing health care costs, and a […]
WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – At Andrea Giancoli’s community nutrition classes, participants bring in cans and bottles of whatever they typically drink every day, from sodas and fruit juices to sweet teas. Then the Los Angeles-based dietician helps them read […]
WASHINGTON – For anyone who thinks walking the police beat on big city streets is a hard way to earn a living, ONC’s Jason Kunzman might just set them straight. “I used to think law enforcement was a tough gig,” […]