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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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Flavonoid-Rich Fruit Consumption in Midlife May Ward Off Late-Life Dementia

BU School of Public Health Blog

But there is little consensus on whether this potential health benefit varies by age. In midlife and late-life, apples and pears appeared to be especially health-protective, and in late-life, oranges, grapefruit, blueberries, peaches, apricots, or plums seemed to provide these cognitive benefits.

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Better Living Through Better Design

The Health Care Blog

Babcock Ranch was designed not just to withstand hurricanes but also: …to offer residents multiple ways to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Back in 2017 he wrote about how it was important to “build health into the OS of our daily lives.” Decisions. . As the Building H website warns: .

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Update: March, 2024 – HealthyNYC codified into law. “ Dr.

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4 ways to diversify your beat as a freelance health journalist

Association of Health Care Journalists

At that point, I’d had at least a dozen years of experience translating complex medical topics for both highly educated health professionals (including graduates of the George Washington University’s medical and public health schools and Ph.D.-level Long story short: No.

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Georgia lawmakers tackle public health proposals amid federal funding uncertainty

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. As the Georgia General Assembly session gets underway, bills are expected to address a number of public health policies and set the states spending plan.

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Older and disabled Medicaid recipients, advocates ‘extraordinarily worried’ about potential Medicaid cuts 

NC Health News

However, most of the Medicaid expansion population works already in low-wage jobs where health insurance is not offered. Meanwhile, the state spent more money on administrative costs to run the program than they did on health care expenses. Medicaid funds the health care of more than 3 million people in North Carolina.