Population Health
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 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 15, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In recent years, many people in the global health community have advocated for greater attention to the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Researchers, health care providers, and public health...
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 | Dec 2, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction In 2010, Campbell Soup Company rolled out its 2020 destination goals for Corporate Responsibility (Campbell Soup Company, 2011). Broadly, these goals are: to nourish our consumers, neighbors, workforce, and planet. The goal of nourishing our...
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...
