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Funding Community Health Workers

Exploring Health

Underutilized and Undervalued: Community Health Workers Are the Way Forward in Global Health Crises Community health workers reduce healthcare inequities around the world. Rural areas often have underfunded healthcare infrastructure, lower socioeconomic status, and gaps in health education, leading to higher disease rates.

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The “double jeopardy” lifestyle effect

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Why is lifestyle behaviour important to health? However, neighbourhood socioeconomic status is equally important for health and wellbeing. How is socioeconomic disadvantage related to lifestyle behaviour? Socioeconomic disadvantage usually exists at two ecological levels: individual and neighbourhood.

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Gardening Transforms Your Mental Health and Quality of Life

Mercola

Gardening isn’t just a hobby; it’s a powerful tool for enhancing your mental health and quality of life. This combination offers a unique pathway to boost your emotional and physical health, providing a holistic approach to well-being. neighborhood cohesion, trust and social networking) and physiological well-being.

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Fluoride's Hidden Danger — Lower IQ in Children Exposed

Mercola

Fluoride has been widely used since the 1930s to prevent dental caries, a significant global health issue affecting millions, especially children. Fluoride is introduced into public water supplies to bolster dental health, a practice endorsed by numerous health authorities as both safe and cost-effective.

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LISTEN: Wellington Onyenwe on where toxicology, food and justice intersect

Environmental Health News

Onyenwe, a current fellow and a Health Scientist, Environmental Toxicologist and Public Health Emergency Responder at the U.S. So you're a health scientist, environmental toxicologist at the CDC. And now we're in Atlanta, Georgia, and we are a health scientist and a toxicologist. What about the scientific aspect?