Social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook are allowing public health officials to reach out fast and directly to the public on everything from salmonella-related food recalls to disease outbreaks and weather emergencies.
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With the June passage of a historic tobacco regulation law, public health workers welcomed a set of new, long-awaited tools in the fight against smoking and its unfortunate death toll.
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With the regular flu season just around the corner, health departments and organizations across the United States are gearing up for a possible increase of H1N1 cases this fall.
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Next issue: The September 2009 issue of The Nation's Health will be posted online by Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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Acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven Galson, MD, MPH, discusses his work to launch a new dialogue on the importance of healthy homes.
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NYC Teen Mindspace, a project of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is taking advantage of the enormous popularity of the social networking site MySpace to reach out to teens with what could be life-saving mental health information.
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