Public health, the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health, sanitation, personal hygiene, control of infectious disease, and organization of health services. Learn more about the history of and the
The article provides information on the grants offered by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that aims to support public health informatics centers with national strategic need to protect and improve public health through technology and innovation.EBSCO_bspFederal Grants & Contracts Weekly...
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Public health research dissertations (CDC).Public health research dissertations (CDC).The article offers information on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's grants to support doctoral dissertation research designed to encourage doctoral candidates to conduct research in areas of interest...
To strengthen the public health infrastructure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Information Network for Public Health Officials (INPHO). CDC INPHO has three goals: (1)to make communication among public health practitioners throughout the United States easy, (2) to...
Given that the rate calculation (e.g., seasonal/cyclic incidence of a health event) required for measuring the inclusivity of a system needs an entirely separate data system maintained by an external agency (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ILI data), utilizing this ...
The new leader of the CDC should prioritize the people it serves, people in the agency itself and people who exert power over public health
PUBLIC HEALTHJeffrey Koplan, an epidemiologist now working with a private company, has been chosen to head the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Donna Shalala, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced the choice 10 July at CDC's headquarters in...
The article focuses on the common perspective of urban planning and public health care which aims to improve human life at the population level which relies on community participation. It enumerates the contributions of urban planning to public health which cover the areas of social integration, men...
DURING 1995-1996, CDC, in collaboration with the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH), conducted the National Survey of Local Boards of Health.1The survey was designed to characterize the nation's local boards of health (LBOHs) and learn more about their needs, concerns, ...