by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
According to new CDC research, the number of states with an obesity rate of at least 35 percent has nearly doubled in two years, with continuing racial and ethnic disparities. Sixteen states reported last year that at least 35 percent of their adult residents are... by Jordana Choucair | Sep 9, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
AmeriCorps unveiled a partnership with the CDC to launch a program designed to recruit and train public health leaders as the pandemic rages on. The Public Health AmeriCorps program was funded by $400 million in the American Rescue Plan and is expected to support up... by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was more than 300 percent higher than Labor Day of last year. The jump in cases has translated into overcrowded hospitals and a rise in infections among children. Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN that children can be protected... by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The Education Department launched investigations into five GOP-led states that banned mask mandates in schools. In letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said the bans could... by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
HHS officials are expected to announce plans to launch an office tackling climate change as a public health issue. According to people familiar with the plans, the office it is expected to focus on initiatives that touch on health care, like offering protections for... by Jordana Choucair | Aug 27, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that half of American workers favor COVID-19 vaccine requirements at their workplaces. According to the poll, about 59 percent of remote workers favor vaccine requirements in their own...
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