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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
The UAB School of Public Health promoted public health awareness Friday, April 9, 2010, as about 150 people gathered for a public service announcement (PSA) . Participants each had a large flashcard with "This is Public Health" sticker on one side, and a word defining public health on the other. ...
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Sleep disorders are a major public health concern affecting millions of individuals, families, and communities on a daily basis. We are a chronically overtired country, which often has grave health repercussions. Our host, David Granet, M.D., is joined by one of the nation's preeminent experts in the field, Sonia ...
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
The lecture was part of UMBC's Social Sciences Forum. Full lecture title is "Disentangling Race and Socioeconomic Status: Advancing Understanding of Race Disparities in Health" Thomas A. LaVeist, William C. & Nancy F. Richardson Professor in Health Policy and Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
proPublic Health is what we as a society do collectively to prevent illness and premature death and promote health in our communities. Each year, during National Public Health Week, April 5-11, 2010, Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) honors some of the many people it works with throughout the year that ...
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Cindy Sage, environmental consultant, talks about The BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF), which she editied with a team of international scientists.
They document serious scientific concerns about current limits regulating how much EMF is allowable from power lines, cell ...
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Commissioner John Auerbach of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, spoke at a Social Innovation Forum Speaker Series Event on sex trafficking as a public health issue. The event highlighted the work of the My Life My Choice Project, a program of Justice Resource Institute, a 2010 Social Innovator.Duration : ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Author David Michaels visits Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Ca, to discuss his book "Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health". This event took place August 27, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.
In Doubt is Their Product, David Michaels reveals how the tobacco ...
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010
HEALTH: More than three millions persons in France are affected by rare diseases. Today we'll discover a little Chloeé's case.Duration : 0:3:1
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
The Associated Press reports:
The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu preparation bill that has languished in the Legislature before the recent swine flu outbreak.
The 36-0 vote today sends the measure to the House. Both branches have taken it up in past years, but have not been able to ...
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Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Animation short cartoon promoting general health awareness for the NHS in 1947. Public health and Public Health Campaign Films, Post War era. Cartoon treatment of general health problems: correct posture; the value of exercise and fresh air; the importance of suitable clothes; how to avoid insomnia.
Director: Halas & Batchelor
Production ...
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