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- APHA's Q&A with Susan Blumenthal on recent SNAP report, from Arizona Public Health Association AZPHA Facebook. "Today, 1 in 7 Americans is enrolled in this $76.5 billion federal food assistance program."
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- EXCITED to share this Q&A with "Drug Czar" R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Today is Above the Influence Day, which involves more than 200 communities nationwide to promote youth drug prevention. Many thanks, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy!
- Whoa. New initiative definitely worth checking out. Do salad bars belong in schools?
- Letter to The New York Times from Alan Meyers, a professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine. "The outbreak of fungal meningitis speaks loudly to the public’s consideration of the role, financing, revenue generation and spending of the national government."
- Yesterday was Global Handwashing Day! Handwashing is an overlooked public health practice. "Teaching children to wash their hands after using the bathroom and before eating could save more lives than any single vaccine."
- Did you know that nearly one million high school students drank alcohol and got behind the wheel last year? CDC - Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers is hosting a Facebook chat Friday at 10 a.m. EDT to reduce the risks associated with teen drinking and driving. Join!
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"Escape Fire" humanizes the battle for health reform in the U.S. Watch the trailer here. What are your thoughts? http://www.escapefiremovie.com/synopsis- THIS ... is why public health must be protected!
- One in five prescriptions given to elderly people is inappropriate, according to a recent study. Read more in this story from The Nation’s Health, APHA’s newspaper:
- The meningitis outbreak is causing a lot of stir — and a public health response.
- We are pleased to share this insightful Q&A with Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). As she described it, "Health care used to be a one-sided conversation. But we now know that making the conversation two-sided, and finding ways for patients to be partners in their care is critically important."
- What do Jason Mraz, polar bears, diabetes and erectile dysfunction have in common? This hilarious video on soda by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) MUST SEE!
- Just more than two weeks until APHA's 140th Annual Meeting! The Opening Session is ALWAYS lively. Two years ago, Dr. Cornel West gave a memorable keynote speech
- Ghana University College of Ghana students met with APHA while visiting Washington, D.C., for the Enactus World Cup. Public health ambassadors of the future!
- Best-selling author Gail Sheehy has done it all. We are truly honored to have her speak at APHA's 140th Annual Meeting in San Fran.
- Yes, sugary things taste great. But please pay attention to your health.
- ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Community Transformation Grants champion the nation's health
- Diet, physical activity and clear communication key to reversing premature disease, death
- APHA and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership co-authored a primer to help public health practitioners understand how transportation is built in, and can improve, communities.
- Great work by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes affects 25.8 million children and adults in the United States.
- Today is day two of "National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, 2012." How do YOU plan to prevent and protect?
- October is National Anti-Bullying Month. Caleb Laieski is gay, has been a victim of bullying and is now a proactive force against it. His story has twice been told by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
- Sequester cuts would imperil public health programs that keep Montana communities healthy and safe.
- The number of people afflicted with Guinea worm worldwide continues to decrease, and public health officials believe that in the next few years the disease could be eradicated. Read more in this story from The Nation’s Health, APHA’s newspaper.
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