blog post October 26, 2016 Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Advancing the Public’s Health in the Real World Decision-making in the real world relies on a complex mix of inputs, and public health policy is no exception. Because […]
blog post August 9, 2016 de Beaumont Foundation Lauds CDC Focus on Policy The de Beaumont Foundation today applauded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their launch of HI-5, an […]
blog post August 1, 2016 There’s A Hole In The Boat. Let’s Buy Buckets? Earlier this month, my Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn were abuzz with health care news. First, President Obama became the first […]
blog post April 27, 2016 The Privilege of Choice At the age of 41 years, I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, hypertension, and elevated blood cholesterol. Not exactly […]
blog post July 2, 2015 Prevention in the Shadows: America’s Quick Fix Culture Photo courtesy ep_jhu (CC BY-NC 2.0) There is an 1895 poem by Joseph Malins titled “A Fence or an Ambulance.” […]
blog post April 23, 2014 Rowing Together: How Public Health Supports the “Upstream” Doctor There is increasingly talk about moving “upstream” to improve health and reduce health care costs, e.g., working to prevent disease […]