Mass. town takes steps to trim fat (really), health care costs
Local community initiatives are key to resolve some of our nations health disparities. The town of Somerville, Mass. has developed it’s own program to prevent obesity. USA Today Original Article City...
View ArticleReaching a hard-to-reach population such as asylum seekers and resettled...
Original World Health Organization Article (source: WHO) Global migration of people, whether voluntary or forced, means health-care professionals and staff need to communicate effectively as they care...
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Strategies to Prevent Obesity in the United States – From the CDC
Program Strategies: Webpage (source: CDC) The medical cost of obesity in the United States may be as high as $147 billion annually, based on a recent study from CDC and the Research Triangle Institute....
View ArticleThomas R. Frieden: Prevention and Primary Care
*Please excuse the advertisement at the beginning of the lecture About the Talk (source: FORA.tv) Thomas R. Frieden, the commissioner of the New York City Dept. of Health discusses the structure of the...
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Hospital Bids Bye-Bye To Big Macs, Others May Follow Suit from NPR
Re-post from NPR The McDonald’s at the Truman Medical Centers’ main campus in Kansas City, Mo., has closed, ending an epic, two-decade stint inside the hospital and making it the fifth health facility...
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