The Nation's Health back issues from June 2009:
APHA Executive Board gathers in D.C.(APHA ADVOCATES: Recent actions on public health by APHA)(American Public Health Association)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Past APHA President Linda Degutis, DrPH, center, speaks to fellow members of the APHA Executive Board as well as Association staff members at the ...
The health of the world's children: an international responsibility.(VITAL SIGNS: Perspectives of the president of APHA)
Jun 01, 2009; ... A RECENT VISIT I made to Turkey coincided with the country's celebration of Children's Day, a day proclaimed to honor children and to encourage efforts for world peace. Happy children could be seen on holiday, some of the girls with floral wreaths in their hair. The next day's ...
Celine Cousteau to keynote APHA Annual Meeting: registration now open for this year's meeting in Philadelphia.(VITAL SIGNS: Perspective of the president of APHA)(American Public Health Association)
Jun 01, 2009 ... THE CHALLENGES of protecting, conserving and managing the world's oceans and freshwater supplies will be explored during the opening session of APHA's 137th Annual Meeting in November. Celine Cousteau, grand-daughter of legendary ocean ecologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau, will ...
Winners named in APHA Get Ready Scholarship competition.(VITAL SIGNS: Perspective of the president of APHA)
Jun 01, 2009 ... THREE U.S. high school students have been named the winners of APHA's first-ever Get Ready Scholarship, which challenged entrants to write an essay about emergency preparedness. The three winning students--David Amutah of Lawrenceville, N.J.; Alyssia B. Whitney of Nashville, ...
Excerpts from Get Ready essays.(VITAL SIGNS: Perspective of the president of APHA)(Excerpt)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... "In life-threatening situations, it is critical for one to have prepared for what is at hand. When people reflect on such emergencies, they come to the realization that proper precautions would likely have been prevention. The fact that a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, can strike ...
Utah launches new surveillance system.(STATES IN BRIEF)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Local health workers in Utah are using a new Web-based system to report disease information to the state health department, a practice that is leading to faster surveillance. The new system is a secure, shared, Web-based database that can make statewide disease information ...
Occupational health, hazards focus of internship program.(STUDENT FOCUS: News of interest to students in public health)
Jun 01, 2009; ... WHETHER investigating heat stress among industrial laundry workers or studying the backbreaking work performed by hotel housekeepers, students with an interest in occupational safety and health are now learning about the field from those with the most at stake: the workers. Through the ...
Cumberland County, Tenn., builds a healthy foundation.(STUDENT FOCUS: News of interest to students in public health)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... THE theme of "Building the Foundation for a Healthy America" took on a literal meaning during National Public Health Week at the Cumberland County Health Department in CROSSVILLE, TENN. Each health department employee was assigned to be part of a team that focused on raising ...
Santa Barbara, Calif., report provides health snapshot.(STUDENT FOCUS: News of interest to students in public health)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A COMMUNITY health status report that includes leading causes of premature death, risk factors and prevention steps was unveiled by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department in Santa Barbara, Calif., during National Public Health Week. The aim of the report was to ...
Lovelace, longtime health advocate.(Bryan W. Lovelace Jr.)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Bryan W. Lovelace Jr., MA, a longtime leader in health care planning and an advocate for improved U.S. health care, died Jan. 24 in Fox Lake, Ill. He was 84. Most recently, Lovelace worked with the Chicago Area Agency on Aging. Lovelace received a governor's award for his ...