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Southern States Request Additional Funding for HIV/AIDS Programs
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Health care advocates and providers are calling for additional federal and state funding to administer outreach programs for individuals with HIV/AIDS living in Southern states, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report Suggests Diabetes Rates Increasing in New York CityEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that 9.1 percent of city residents have diabetes, outpacing the national average of 7.5 percent, WABC reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report Suggests U.S. Obesity Rate to Rise to 43 Percent By 2018Email this article to a colleague.
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A new study released by America's Health Rankings calls obesity the "fastest growing public health challenge the nation has ever faced," and suggests that, if current trends continue, 103 million Americans, or approximately 43 percent of the U.S. population, will be considered obese by 2018, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Report Suggests Nearly 4,000 Dead, 22 Million Infected by H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics suggest that between April and mid-October, approximately 4,000 Americans died from H1N1 influenza-related illnesses, marking a sharp increase to the previous official count of 1,200, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Report Finds U.S. Adult Smoking Rate StagnatingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the U.S. adult smoking rate remained relatively unchanged in 2008, with approximately one in five adults reporting that they currently smoke, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 17, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Wisconsin Receives Federal Funding for Smoking CessationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wisconsin health officials have received $9 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to launch a new smoking cessation study, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 17, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH Partners with Washington, D.C., Health Department on Study Designed to Eliminate AIDSEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has partnered with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health to launch a study that seeks to determine whether aggressive treatment for HIV could eradicate AIDS, the Washington Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH Partners with Washington, D.C. Health Department on Study Designed to Eliminate AIDSEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has partnered with the Washington, D.C. Department of Health to launch a study that seeks to determine whether aggressive treatment for HIV could eradicate AIDS, the Washington Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
North Carolina Officials Debate How to Implement Smoking BanEmail this article to a colleague.
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As North Carolina prepares to implement a statewide smoking ban, local health officials are determining what, if any, additional restrictions they should impose, the Star News Online reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 15, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Purdue University Opens Center Designed to Enhance Disaster ResponseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Indiana-based Purdue University is now home to a new facility established to enhance emergency disaster response, the Lafayette Journal and Courier reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 13, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
HHS Pairs with Google to Identify H1N1, Seasonal Flu Vaccine DistributorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has partnered with Google to develop an interactive map that depicts where individuals can go to obtain an H1N1 influenza or seasonal flu vaccine, Time reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 13, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Rapid Flu Tests Overlook One-Third of H1N1 Cases, Study SuggestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) may not detect the H1N1 influenza virus as effectively as other tests, reinforcing initial concerns from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Group Suggests Federal Government Should Lead Pedestrian Safety EffortsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Transportation for America, a group that advocates for safe, sustainable transportation, is calling for the federal government to enhance efforts to improve pedestrian safety throughout the country, the Columbus Dispatch reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Lawmakers Introduce Diabetes Prevention LegislationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (D) has introduced legislation aimed at reducing diabetes rates, the Minnesota Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 11, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ACEP Releases Guidelines to Help H1N1 Patients Determine Necessity of ED CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has released guidelines to help the public determine whether their H1N1 symptoms warrant a trip to the emergency department (ED), Health Leaders reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 10, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
New Map Tool Shows Where AIDS Treatment is LackingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The San Francisco Health Department has developed a map designed to highlight where treatment and care for city residents with HIV/AIDS is particularly lacking, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 10, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report Ranks U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality in the WorldEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics suggests that the nation's high rates of premature births has caused the United States to rank 30th in the world in infant mortality in 2005, the latest year for which international rankings are available, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 8, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Researchers Retract Finding that N95 Respirators Provide Better H1N1 DefenseEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a surprising development that further clouds how health care workers can best guard against infection from the H1N1 influenza virus, the authors of a study that found N95 respirators were more effective than surgical masks at preventing the spread of H1N1 retracted their findings at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), MedPage Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 7, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Data Suggests Kentucky Women Continue to Smoke at High RatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite numerous campaigns and public health initiatives aimed at reducing smoking in Kentucky, new data suggests that women in the state continue to smoke at above-average rates, the Bowling Green Daily News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 6, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Chicago-Area Residents Participate in Wellness InitiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Residents of the Chicago neighborhood, Austin, are participating in a program designed to share healthy lifestyle and preventive health tips, the Chicago Tribune reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 5, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Soft Drink Manufacturers Lobby Against Soda TaxEmail this article to a colleague.
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Soft drink manufacturers have been spending millions of dollars to lobby against a national excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, including soda, juice drinks and flavored milk, that has been proposed to help offset the costs associated with sweeping health reform, the Huffington Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 5, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
U.S. Cities Make Efforts to Increase Availability of Nutritious FoodsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several U.S. cities are participating in efforts aimed at improving the nutritional content of foods sold in convenience stores, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 4, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH Awards Funding for Obesity Prevention, Treatment ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $12 million to the Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center to support various obesity prevention and treatment projects, The Medical News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 4, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider More Comprehensive Smoking BanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Officials from the American Heart Association and the Oklahoma Department of Health are urging state lawmakers to pursue a more comprehensive statewide smoking ban, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 3, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Selects GE Healthcare to Track H1N1, Seasonal Flu DataEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected GE Healthcare's electronic medical records network to monitor the spread of the H1N1 influenza and seasonal flu virus, Health Leaders reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 3, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Minnesota Legislature Awards Funding to Create Healthier EnvironmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bloomington Public Health in Minnesota has received a $1.6 million appropriation from the state legislature to support efforts to promote healthier environments, the MN Sun reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 2, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Children Targeted to Reduce Risk of H1N1 TransmissionEmail this article to a colleague.
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In an effort to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus, health experts are calling for children as young as age 2 to be taught strategies to prevent infection transmission, with day cares and schools at the center of the effort, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 1, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Federal Officials Test New Strategy to Improve HIV Testing, TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Federal health officials will soon launch a study of strategies aimed at curbing the spread of HIV in high-incidence communities, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 30, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Diet, Exercise Can Delay, Prevent Diabetes OnsetEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study published online in the Lancet suggests that diet and exercise can significantly delay or even prevent the onset of diabetes, HealthDay reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 30, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report Suggests New York City Nutrition Labeling Law is Effective at Promoting Health ChangesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a report suggesting that a menu-labeling law has helped city residents make more healthful food choices, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 29, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Obama Declares H1N1 Outbreak a National EmergencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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President Barack Obama has declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency, giving the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to "waive or modify certain federal requirements involving Medicaid, Medicare, and health privacy rules to speed treatment," the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 28, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Groups Launch Effort to Promote Smoking Cessation Among American IndiansEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Kansas Medical Center has helped develop a program aimed at reducing smoking rates among residents of Native American Indian reservations, the Indian Country Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 27, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Rhode Island Taps E-Prescribing Data to Track H1N1 OutbreakEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rhode Island health officials have tapped electronic pharmacy prescription data to monitor the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 27, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Congress Approves Measure to Extend Ryan White HIV/AIDS FundingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure that will extend for four years funding for the Ryan White Program, which provides primary care and other assistance to individuals with HIV/AIDS, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 26, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Leverages Technology to Prepare for H1N1 PandemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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In anticipation of an H1N1 influenza pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials are leveraging technology to improve the speed and efficiency with which data regarding the virus is collected, Federal Computer Week reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 25, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
California and Nevada RNs Plan Strike Over H1N1 PrecautionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Saying that hospitals are not providing workers with adequate protection against the H1N1 virus, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) has announced plans for a major strike involving as many as 16,000 nurses at 39 hospitals in California and Nevada, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 23, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Joint Commission Identifies Top 10 Smoking Cessation ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Joint Commission has identified the top 10 smoking cessation programs in the United States, the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 23, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Study Suggests Smoking Bans Reduce Heart AttacksEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report released by the National Institutes of Health's Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests that comprehensive public smoking bans reduce heart attacks associated with secondhand smoke, HealthDay News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 22, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Launches Investigation Into Food Packaging Nutrition ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will launch an investigation into whether the nutrition claims posted on food packaging violate federal food labeling laws, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 22, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Minnesota City Residents Gain Longevity As a Result of Diet, Exercise ChangesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 10-month-old effort to improve the dietary, exercise and lifestyle habits among residents of Albert Lea, Minn., has resulted in participating individuals gaining an average of 3.1 years of longevity, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 21, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Virginia Tech Receives Funding for Disease Tracking DatabaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Blacksburg-based Virginia Tech's Virginia Bioinformatics Institute has received a $27.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish an infectious disease database, the Roanoke Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 21, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Oregon Launches Statewide Campaign to Counter Junk Food AdvertisingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Nutrition Council of Oregon—a coalition of nutrition professionals representing public health, academic settings, nutrition and food programs, and nonprofit organizations—has launched a statewide campaign aimed at countering junk food advertising, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Connecticut Attorney General Begins Investigation of Nutritional Labeling CampaignEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Connecticut attorney general is beginning an investigation into a national labeling campaign that promotes certain foods as nutritional choices, according to the New York Times. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC Updates Guidance for H1N1 Infection Control in Health Care SettingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on infection control measures for the H1N1 influenza virus in health care facilities, revising recommendations for the use of N95 respirators and the recommended time that health care personnel who develop fever and respiratory symptoms should be excluded from work, AHA News Now reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Study Finds Phone Counseling Program Can Reduce Teen Smoking RatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that personalized, proactive telephone counseling can significantly improve tobacco cessation rates among adolescent smokers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pharmacist Group Launches Effort to Immunize Health Workers Against Seasonal FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has launched a Web site designed to help pharmacists improve immunization rates for the seasonal flu among healthcare workers, HealthLeaders reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Los Angeles Officials Consider Limit on New Convenience Stores in RegionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Spurred by results from a recent Health Affairs study suggesting that foods sold in convenience stores were largely responsible for the obesity epidemic among residents in South Los Angeles, city health officials are considering a plan that would prohibit the establishment of any new convenience stories in the region, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Mississippi City Mayor Ushers in Obesity Prevention EffortsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hernando, Miss., Mayor Chip Johnson recently spoke at the 2009 Southern Obesity Conference regarding efforts in his city to reduce obesity, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 14, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
H1N1 Leading to Increased Flu Rates, More Pediatric DeathsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported "higher than expected" influenza hospitalization rates throughout the country in September and October, noting that 37 states are reporting widespread influenza activity, up from 27 states the previous week, and that nearly all cases are confirmed as H1N1, Modern Healthcare reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 14, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
AAFP, Coca-Cola Partner on Beverage, Sweetener Public Education CampaignEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced a corporate partnership with The Coca-Cola Co., under which the two will seek to educate the public about the role that consumer products play in a healthy lifestyle, the Kansas City Business Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - October 12, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
