Environmental Health
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 22, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction It has been 40 years since Levy and colleagues published their landmark study demonstrating a direct link between antibiotic use on farms and the spread of antibiotic resistance to human populations (Levy et al., 1976). That study prospectively...
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 | 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 | 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 Laura DeStefano | Dec 3, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In struggling high-poverty neighborhoods across the country, community development and medical professionals, who often serve the same population but who have historically operated in silos, are beginning to work together in new and exciting ways. One of the most...
by Laura DeStefano | Nov 5, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Improving the design and operation of the built environment at multiple spatial scales from interior design to urban planning to promote health and wellness is emerging as a top health care and public health priority in the United States (Bell and...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 20, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract This paper offers a perspective with recommendations on opportunities for the private sector to improve road safety outcomes globally. Road safety has been recognized as an increasing public health burden that disproportionately affects low- and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 9, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
“For public health, climate change is the defining issue for the 21st century.” Margaret Chan, World Health Organization “Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale.” WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health Climate change, health...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 7, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Though a common target for health-improving efforts, young people are not often regarded as agents of change for healthier communities. However, a growing number of successful health-supportive policy, environment, and systems-change efforts trace their impetus...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 8, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
During July 1995, Chicago was gripped by a heat wave that still ranks as one of the deadliest in U.S. history. [1] Estimates vary, but more than 700 people, many of them elderly and isolated, may have died as a result of the heat, which soared as high as 106...
