As the curtain falls on 2011, Congress is struggling to complete its unfinished business, including finalizing the federal budget for 2012, and, once again, public health is being shortchanged. A recent payroll tax proposal released by House Republicans would cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund by 68% to avoid a scheduled 27% cut in payments to Medicare physicians.  

 

While slashing current Medicare provider reimbursements would be devastating and could cause millions of…

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Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at an event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The event, titled Women and Agriculture: A Conversation on Improving Global Food Security, consisted of a panel of leaders from the UN, civil society, private sector, and government. In her remarks, Clinton noted that in a time when nearly 1 billion people are suffering from chronic… Continue

The Recording, Presentation & Resources are now available!

Public Health Advocates Forum

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The Nation's Health September 2010 vol. 40 no. 7 3

American Public Health Association

Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH

I spent my…

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Who is International Women's Health Coalition?



"We are passionate and tenacious professionals who, together with our international Board of visionaries and leaders, work with hundreds of partners worldwide to secure every woman’s right to a just and healthy life. We are funded by private foundations, UN agencies, European governments, individuals and corporations. We do not accept funding from the U.S.… Continue

Love these stickers! Now you can get them in different languages!

The Globalization of Health Links Us All

Due to the large number of requests for stickers from professionals in the global public health community, ASPH is pleased to offer PDF versions of the “This Is Public Health” sticker in a number of different languages.

If you'd like your country/dialect represented, please email your translation of the "This Is Public…

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Welcome to twitter ARG!

Follow the Alcohol Research Group at http://twitter.com/argphi

Visit their website at http://www.arg.org/

Add them as a friend http://dialogue4health.ning.com/profile/AlcoholResearchGroup…

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I am extremely proud to announce that the NonProfit Times has selected the Public Health Institute as a winner in its First Annual List of the 50 top ranked nonprofit “Best Places to Work in 2010.”

The Public Health Institute is ranked number six among…

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Congratulations Suzanne Petroni!

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The “Vitality Project” in Albert Lea, Minn., was named “Best Prevention Idea of the Week,” while a noted Canadian psychiatrist who touts the benefits of smoking was awarded the honor of “Worst Prevention Idea of the Week.”



The “Best/Worst” awards are given by “Prevention Matters,” the blog of Partnership for Prevention. Nominees are suggested by Partnership staff and the general public, and voted on by the staff.. Partnership for Prevention is a non-profit organization of business,… Continue