Principles for a comprehensive health care system
According to the World Health Organization, the US ranks 37th among 191 countries in health outcomes. This is not merely a statistic. Embedded in the number are despair, grief, tears, and shortened lives.... Advocacy & Policy
Comparison of radio and television anti-smoking campaigns
Radio can provide a cost-effective alternative to television anti-smoking campaigns.... Journal Review
Smoker recruitment for telephone quitlines
Active telephone recruitment has the potential to substantially increase the proportion of smokers using quitline services at a reasonable cost... Journal Review
Interview with Dr. George Mensah: Role of industry in promoting heart health
Dr. George A. Mensah, an internationally recognized expert in cardiovascular disease prevention, recently joined the Global Research and Development unit at PepsiCo as Director for Heart Health and Global Health Policy after nine years at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ProCor interviewed Dr. Mensah about his new position and the role of industry in promoting global heart health... Advocacy & Policy
World Usability Day
This year for World Usability Day, the theme is 'Designing for a sustainable world,' an aspiration which reflects the extent to which environmental awareness is now part and parcel of our working lives... Advocacy & Policy
Dr. Jeremy Morris: Physical activity pioneer
Dr. Jeremy Morris, a British epidemiologist, conducted classic research confirming the relationship between physical inactivity and heart attacks by counting the steps that double-decker bus conductors climbed and measuring the wastebands of their trousers... Advocacy & Policy
Land use, residential density, and walking
Residential density and the presence of retail uses are related to various walking behaviors. Efforts to increase walking may benefit from attention to the intensity and type of land development... Journal Review
Secondhand smoke in Chinese cities
High levels of secondhand smoke in hospitality venues in China point to the urgent need for comprehensive smoke-free laws, as called for in the FCTC, which was ratified by China in 2005... Journal Review
29 Oct 2009: World Stroke Day - A call to action
This year's theme for World Stroke Day, 29 October 2009, ("Stroke, what can I do?") communicates a unified message: stroke is preventable and treatable, and together we can fight this growing epidemic. "By joining forces we can coordinate our efforts to raise awareness of stroke all around the world. We can change the future course that stroke is taking today by using and spreading our knowledge globally"... Advocacy & Policy
Open access and global CVD prevention
The need for access to the global knowledge-base is fundamental to developing the full spectrum of people who can play a role in CVD prevention, from village health workers to cardiologists. Identifying training needs was the focus of a two-day international summit... Advocacy & Policy
Heart attack declines after smoke-free laws
Findings conclude that a 20% decline in the risk of acute myocardial infarction can be expected after the introduction of a smoke-free law... Journal Review
Commentary: How to save $1,000,000,000,000
The economics of prevention have always been debated. Life expectancy in the US could increase by 1.4 years after assigning European health status level to Americans. The resulting change may increase both revenues and expenditures, while possibly reducing medical care costs... Advocacy & Policy
Open Access Week 2009
"We live in the most information-rich era of history, when the internet allows immediate global dissemination of crucial health information. Open access makes it possible to disseminate health information at no charge to anyone in the world with online access." (The impact of open access upon public health, WHO Bulletin, May 2006) Advocacy & Policy
Latin America faces hurdles in health research
Why does health research matter? It can provide solutions to health problems, reduce disparities and thus offer better health services to the poor, and contribute to national economic and social development... Journal Summary
Report on the Eighth African Heart Network Annual Meeting & Workshop
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Date: 26 September 2009 - 27 September 2009
Conference Report
Outcomes and costs of primary care surveillance and intervention for overweight or obese children
Current international policy directions for primary care surveillance and brief counselling are unlikely to be effective in reducing childhood obesity. Resources may be better divided between primary prevention at the community and population levels, and enhancement of clinical treatment options for children with established obesity... Journal Review
Nutrition in early life: a global priority
The commentary emphasizes the importance of preventing adult chronic diseases through interventions in young children and points out that this is one of the key topics of the first World Health Summit, on 14-18 October 2009 in Berlin, Germany... Journal Summary
Tobacco control policies and adolescent smoking in Europe
Current tobacco control policies in Europe may help reduce smoking prevalence more among adolescent boys than girls... Journal Review
Upcoming World Heart Day 2009 focuses on workplace wellness
Workplace wellness programs have the potential to reach more than half of the world's population. Workplaces that encourage healthy habits such as physical activity, good nutrition, and reduction of tobacco use can reduce heart disease and stroke... Advocacy & Policy
Commentary: Learning and teaching public health
The BRAC University James P. Grant School of Public Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh, prepares future public health practitioners with a one-year experiential program of living, learning, and practicing public health in village and urban settings--and reduces brain drain... Advocacy & Policy
