[Skip to Content]
View our RSS Feed
View our RSS Feed View our RSS Feed 
You are viewing the post list, filtered by category type. Select a post below for the full content.
Apr
17
0 comments
Measles Measles is an infectious disease that and can have serious consequences. It spreads easily from person to person. Recent outbreaks of measles have occurred mostly in people who are not vaccinated and in communities that have lower rates of vaccination. There is no treatment for measles, but the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine can prevent it…. Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, General, Public Health
Mar
28
0 comments Tags: minority health, National Minority Health Month
April 1 marks the kick off for National Minority Health Month 2019, and the theme this year is Active & Healthy. The Office of Minority Health will join partners throughout the country to promote physical activity to help people live healthier lives. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, about 36 percent (page 20) of the population… Read More »
Posted in: General, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Mar
28
0 comments Tags: health outcomes, minority health, public health
In January 2019, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities hosted Dr. Sandro Galea as part of the NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series. View the recorded talk, Health, Not Healthcare: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health” on the NIH website. Dr. Galea’s presentation addressed the following issues: We pay great… Read More »
Posted in: General, Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Webinars
Mar
12
0 comments Tags: domestic violence, women's health
Do you know someone who is being hurt? Or someone who is causing harm? Are you worried about what might be happening in a loved one’s relationship? The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence is here to help with the guide, How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship: A Friends & Family Guide. This guide… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Jan
08
0 comments Tags: e-cigarettes, healthy youth, smoking
The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service focuses on important public health issues. The published reports are scientifically based and are hoped to generate health initiatives to help address these highlighted health issues such as the use of e-cigarette use among our young people. This recently published report is asking for health professionals, family,… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Public Health, Websites
Jan
03
0 comments
The 2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report assesses the performance of our healthcare system and identifies areas of strengths and weaknesses, as well as disparities, for access to healthcare and quality of healthcare.
Posted in: Chronic Disease, Inner City, Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Rural
Jan
03
0 comments
A recent issue of MMWR analyzes the growing number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 2013 to 2017, and by demographic and geographic characteristics from 2016 to 2017.
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Substance Addiction and Misuse
Dec
11
0 comments Tags: environmental health, healthy lifestyle, holidays, sustainable
Are you one of those organized people who are already prepared for the coming winter holidays? Or do you still have plans to make and gifts to buy? Either way, why not take a second look at some of your usual holiday activities to see if you can make them more “sustainable?” The more people who… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health, Public Health
Dec
11
0 comments Tags: alcohol use, holidays
Many of us look forward to celebrations during the holidays, a time when some people are more likely to drink beyond their limits than at other times of the year. Some will suffer adverse consequences that range from fights to falls to traffic crashes. Sadly, we often put ourselves and others at risk because we… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Substance Addiction and Misuse
Dec
06
0 comments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments regarding the Healthy People 2030 objectives.
Posted in: Chronic Disease, Public Health