Perspectives
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background Patients of low socioeconomic status (SES) are at higher risk than patients of greater means for hospitalization for conditions that can be addressed in the ambulatory setting (Kangovi et al., 2013; 2014). Patients of low SES are twice as likely as...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background Similar to the national rates of high blood pressure, data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System indicate that the New Hampshire rate of hypertension is just over 30 percent (CDC, 2013; New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 29, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background Morbidity and mortality resulting from influenza have remained high in the United States despite efforts to vaccinate high-risk populations, leading public health officials to expand their vaccination recommendations to include schoolchildren (Fiore...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 29, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background Poor health is both a cause and a result of homelessness. According to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (2008), people who are homeless are three to six times more likely to become ill than those with stable housing and three to four...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 22, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Over the past several years, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions has convened experts across a variety of sectors and disciplines to explore the most promising approaches to prevent and treat obesity. Last April, the Roundtable convened a workshop, titled...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 22, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
As a physical educator and now the director of health and physical education (PE) for a large urban school district, I constantly struggle for funding, appropriate scheduling, and sufficient space for quality PE classes, recess, and other physical activity...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Despite a recent plateau in obesity rates among preschool children, childhood obesity continues to be a significant public health concern, particularly among Latino and African-American children who are at a higher risk for childhood obesity (Ogden et al.,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 1, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
“Health disparities are the physical embodiment of inequity in opportunities. And these inequities in opportunity have been socially created, which means we are all a part of creating them and that we can now play a role in actually changing them.” —Jeanne...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 24, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Diabetes challenges the nation’s health in many ways. As of 2012, one in 11 Americans was living with the disease (CDC, 2014a), and two in five Americans will be diagnosed with it during their lifetimes (Gregg et al., 2014). In 2009 2012, three in...
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...
