How Midwifery Can Save Lives
Jun 20Today’s release of The State of the World’s Midwifery 2011 report ignited discussion and debate about the role of midwives and their impact on maternal deaths. The report estimates that “Nearly 3.6 millions lives could be saved in 58 developing countries around the world with scaled-up midwifery services.” (womendeliver.org report below) Tied to Millenium Development Goal...
Healthletter is the “New” Newsletter
Jun 14Sometimes the best programs are “just” about providing information. For example, for the past 40 years the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s Nutrition Action Healthletter has provided nutrition and other health information to hundreds of thousands of people in North America. When I read these types of sources, I see inspiring health promotion efforts…and...
The Promo of Health Promos
Jun 09If you are interested in health promotion, here is a great site linking a network of students, professionals and employers of via social media tools. And, as a bonus, you can find jobs, internships, information about degree programs and free webinars. Join in and get...
UNC SPHF 2011 in the School!
Jun 05For the past week, my staff and I have been completing the final stages of preparation for the arrival of 30 (primarily minority and disadvantaged) undergraduate college students to arrive our campus. We (as in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health community) invited them to join us for eight weeks to gain a better understanding of public health, including career opportunities, and to...
Analyze This, House!
May 31This belongs in the “learn something new and interesting everyday” category. When I think of what epidemiologists do, I tend to think of experts tracking diseases in large communities or highly mobile people. Today, I learned about epidemiology-based programs in hospitals, which, on second and third thought, totally makes sense! One of the purposes of epidemiology is to understand...
Safety in the Summertime
May 30Bravo to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services for reminding people of what they can due to prevent injuries and illness this summer! This is public health promotion (and hopefully prevention) at its best!! Copied from the West Kentucky Star’s website: Public Health Safety Tips for Memorial Day Weekend By KY Cabinet for Family and Health Services FRANKFORT, KY – For...
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...