Commentary
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 11, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Unlike with most food additives, the safety evaluation of macronutrients poses a challenge to risk assessors because of their inherent nutritional value and relatively large dietary exposure. A safety assessment model of macronutrients based solely on...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 2, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
In early 2015, President Obama announced a $215 million investment in the 2016 budget to revolutionize health improvement efforts and disease treatment. The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) is a new model of patient-powered research using big data to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 27, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Imagine going into a grocery store, purchasing three bags full of food, and discarding one of the bags you just purchased in the nearest garbage can as you leave the store. Does that sound ridiculous? Of course it does. But, in essence, that’s what...
by Laura DeStefano | Dec 3, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
The authors gave a presentation at an Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy workshop titled “Health Literacy and Palliative Care” in July 2015. The presentations highlighted the experience of the health care system for those who need palliative care and...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 25, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
As of 2011, 25.3 million people in the United States had limited English proficiency (LEP). This number includes people born outside and inside the United States (Zong and Batalova, 2015). Spanish is the most spoken language in the United States after English,...
by Laura DeStefano | Jun 23, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement’s workshop summary titled Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities highlights how local and regional stakeholders can be effective community leaders for improving population...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 22, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Prevention is the best investment we can make in behavioral health—and the time to make it is now. Every day, across America, behavioral health problems in childhood and adolescence take a heavy toll on millions of lives. These problems cause deep, often...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Public support is increasing for the investment in pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education for 3- and 4-year-olds. [1] If physical activity is going to be an integral part of pre-K education, changes are needed in the training of early childhood educators and in the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Latino health is increasingly synonymous with the future of U.S. health, yet the nation’s largest and still-growing minority group continues to live in communities with reduced access to health-promoting resources and safe, pedestrian-friendly built...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Eliminating disparities related to physical activity (PA) among low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities (hereinafter referred to as “high-priority groups”) is a complex, dynamic, and multifaceted challenge that requires complex, dynamic, and...
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