by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 10, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
I think most of us are familiar with the somewhat obvious link between air pollution and our lungs. Particles in the air can make it harder for people (and animals) to breathe, which affects health…especially when lung capacity is compromised already, e.g., for...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 7, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Kaiser Permanente (KP) is a large and integrated health system that provides health/medical care to more than 8.7 million members across the country. KP employees about 164,098 people and has revenue of more than $40 billion. With so many services, including community...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 5, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Since 1995, the American Public Health Association has coordinated a National Public Health Week during the first full week of April. The goal of the week is to raise awareness of public health issues and educate and motivate the public, policymakers, health...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 4, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Last Saturday, Kaiser Health News reported on one way that health consultants are benefitting from last year’s federal health care reform law. In this case, health professionals are seeking support for the development of new accountable care organizations or...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 1, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
A central tenet of health behavior and health communication research is the full engagement of communities, called community-based participatory research or CBPR. CBPR at its best involves researchers working with community leaders to determine their health...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 31, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Normally, I don’t even hint at condoning laziness…and, I haven’t really changed :). Meet The Lazy Environmentalist, Josh Dorfman. He found a creative and easily accessible approach to informing and promoting green choices. His latest blog entry...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 28, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Nutrition studies link diet (as in what a person eats) to diseases or health conditions. As an example, a recent 1250 AM WTMA story features a University of Arizona study linking inadequate diet to anemia in postmenopausal women. Copied from the website: (TUCSON,...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 24, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is a world renown not-for-profit health care organization that provides a comprehensive mix of medical services. The Mayo Clinic is ranked among the best hospitals in the country by U.S. News, especially for specific care...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 23, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Today’s high school and college students do not remember the time when people with HIV/AIDS were feared because of their illness. People were afraid to touch anyone with the disease, adding insult to their health “injury.” Stigma and fear made it...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 21, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Since leaks from damaged nuclear power plants in Japan, some people in the U.S. are worried (or wondering) about the risk to our health from the resulting radiation. Are we at risk in the U.S.? And, if so, what should we do? Epidemiologists across the U.S. have been...
