Want to Get Risky?
Jul 12One role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to identify and report on disease trends, and what we can do to address them. One tool for sharing this kind of information with the public, researchers, policymakers, etc. is the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series, published by the CDC’s Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office (EAPO). Regular reports from a...
The CDC is the Place to Be!
Jun 23The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA is one of the premier public health organizations in the world! CDC experts and programs provide data and statistics on diseases, engage in health promotion campaigns, conduct emergency response surveillance, sponsor interesting videos and other information sources and much more. The CDC is also a great place for folks trained in...
ResBi: An Environmental Health Research Challenge
May 27The Public Health Problem Some of our manufacturing and other processes contaminate soil with chemicals and other by-products. To motivate people to reduce or prevent soil pollution, we need evidence linking contaminates to negative impacts on health. Evidence is also needed to develop effective policies. The Findings Research done by the Food and Environment Research Agency in the United...
ResBis to the “I Don’t Really Understand This Research” Rescue!
May 23What is a ResBi, you ask? Starting today, I am taking a new approach to my posts about research. First, I am calling them Research Bites or ResBis for short. Similar to a sound bite, the idea is to use a relatively short amount of words to describe examples of public health research…relatively short being relative. Second, I am giving these research posts a more specific structure: The...
The Nation’s Doctor Relies on Public Health Research, Too!
May 16In January 2011, the U.S. Surgeon General released a call to action to support breastfeeding. And, though Dr. Regina Benjamin is now America’s doctor, the report supporting this action relies on public health research and experts, among others. The report notes that breastfeeding has health benefits for babies (e.g., a reduction in the likelihood of infections) and mothers (e.g., a...
In This Corner…
May 10A recent news article reports on research showing the positive impact of smoking bans on bar employees in Michigan. The evidence suggests that these bans are serving their purpose, resulting in cleaner environments for employees and patrons. The comments to this article show that even the best evidence (and I don’t make any claims about the quality of the reported research) is not the...