The public health systems in the United States are meant to be at the forefront of prevention, but state and federal investments are shrinking.
This infographic published on the Pew Charitable Trusts Web site illustrates how public funding levels vary from state to state. For example, in 2012, Alaska...
The 14th annual National Women’s Health Week kicked off on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013, and is celebrated until May 18. This week is a great reminder for all women to think about their health care and the key preventive actions they can take to improve...
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Designed to shed light on the national epidemic of obesity, this infographic from the School of Public Health & Health Services at George Washington University illustrates the financial impact of obesity on U.S. communities and the overall economy, preventive measures the nation can take to positively...
Today, May 15th, is California Health IT Day. As a proud healthcare technology company in California, Practice Fusion is celebrating by participating in a full day of events in Sacramento, California, sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of HIMSS...
As an EMR platform used by over 15,000 nurses, Practice Fusion is excited to celebrate National Nurses Week by honoring the nursing community for their dedication and delivery of high quality healthcare. Although this week is a time to celebrate and thank...
Saving money by appointing joint, junior or inexperienced leaders will undermine local public health Giving responsibility for public health to local authorities, together with a ring-fenced budget to manage it, is obviously the right thing to do. Councils used to have a role in health back in the 1970s;...
The major health issues that cause chronic health conditions — obesity, asthma, heart disease and diabetes and injuries — can be shaped by living and workforce conditions. To improve wellness, a growing number of cities and states are conducting health impact assessments.
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For the past five years, a community of impassioned individuals from around the globe have gathered to drive forward the future of health and medicine at a conference called TEDMed. TEDMed is an off-shoot of the well-known TED brand, which was founded...
Public health settlement is more generous than expected but basing allocations on historic spend will leave some councils out of pocket There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local...
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Some governments, including the UK, share health data – so why can't they all do it? Sitting round a table in Lisbon recently, I listened to researchers from the local university explaining how they planned to instruct interviewers to select a sample of addresses for the Portuguese component of the...