FRANCE 24 Health – Rare diseases: a real public health problem
Saturday, April 17th, 2010HEALTH: 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
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
UPDATE 2: Woman Who Admits To AIDS Hoax Speaks, Claims To Want To Spread Awareness!!
Saturday, March 27th, 2010The woman who caused a stir on the Internet this week with a video in which she says she has infected more than 500 people with HIV told The Detroit News today that she does not have the virus. "I don't have AIDS," Jackie Braxton, 23, said in an interview. "I ...
Public Health: how to influence behaviour – nudge or nanny?
Monday, March 15th, 2010Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Britain`s Secretary of State for Health (Mar 19, 2009 at the RSA) The perils of infectious disease, which shaped the NHS in the 20th century, have largely receded. The majority of illness in this country is caused by poor diet, smoking and lack of exercise. Poor health is ...
Childhood Obesity and Public Policy
Monday, March 15th, 2010February 21, 2008 presentation by Lisa Chamberlain, Sophia Yen, and Michelle Oppen for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the percentage of children who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. As this epidemic grows, the number ...
Singapore Health Promotion Board – The FLU BUG
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010How Far Can Your Flu Bug Go? Watch How Flu Spreads... Check out our mobile site on your phone and stand to win cash prizes! Simply SMS 'FLUFREE' to 38008 (M1 & StarHub Toll-free), 83877901 (SingTel)Duration : 0:0:20
On the Edge #34 Pt. 1 Special Report: Public Health Policy
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010On the Edge Productions presents a "Special Report" edition of the television talk show, "On the Edge" with Medical/Science/ Technology Liaison & Producer/Director/Writer, and talk show Host, Dr. Jonas Moses. For this "Special Report: Infectious Diseases and Public Health Policy" episode, the interviewees (with Dr. Moses as Moderator) include Dr. ...
McCain U: Don’t Get Sick
Friday, February 19th, 2010http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2008/analyzing_mccain.html "Overall, the goal is not universal coverage, it's cost containment," Peter Harbage said while introducing McCain's health care plan. Harbage, Health Care Policy Advisor at CAPAF, described how McCain's plan would allow a $5,000 tax credit for families and $2,500 for individuals with which they could purchase private health insurance ...
Healthier Lives in a Safer World: UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Building on a campus tradition of preeminent interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scholarship, education, and public engagement that challenges conventional thinking, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health develops diverse leaders equipped to help solve the health challenges of the 21st century and beyond. The school conducts world class, rigorous research; applies ...
2009 UC Berkeley Public Health Hero Award – Dr. Paul Farmer
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009On March 18, 2009, the UC Berkeley International Public Health Hero Award was presented to Dr. Paul Farmer at a ceremony held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The Public Health Heroes Award was established by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health to broaden ...
On Overcoming Neighborhood Public Health & Sanitation Issues
Thursday, November 19th, 2009On Being A Good Neighbor By Cleaning Up Your House And Yard. From the film, "It Must Be The Neighbors" (1966). Bill Duncan gets a Health Department citation for having a rusted-out garbage can. He talks to his buddy at the Health Department and learns that his neighborhood is filled ...