Children and Families
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In a list of 17 high-income countries, the United States ranks last in terms of life expectancy for males and second-to-last for females. The U.S. population also experiences worse outcomes compared with its peers in nine key areas: infant mortality and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 27, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Social determinants of health, a short phrase that captures a broad array of issues, are some of the key reasons why health care reform alone will not eliminate health disparities in the United States. Social problems, such as food security, housing, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 6, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In rural western Massachusetts, a coalition with members from many sectors of the community has been working for more than a decade to support youth well-being and reduce youth substance abuse. In that time, youth drinking, cigarette smoking, and marijuana use...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 3, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Overweight and obesity, and their negative sequelae, have become the focus of policy makers, business leaders, health care systems, and the general public in the United States and globally. Currently, one in three children and adolescents in the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 14, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
“The ultimate test of [health] policy is whether or not it adds to the well-being of the population served.” Robert G. Evans and Gregory L. Stoddart [1] Introduction In “A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians,” Marc Lalonde, the Canadian Minister...
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 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 Laura DeStefano | Oct 14, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2014, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (On July 1, 2015, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) joined the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as the third academy overseeing the program units of the newly formed National Academies...
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