Get Ready for the 2014 County Health Rankings!
The Rankings offer an easy-to-use snapshot of overall health for nearly every county in the U.S. Join the live webcast event on March 26 to celebrate the launch of the 2014 County Health Rankings and to spotlight communities taking action to build a ... (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 18, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
More Screenings Put Dent in Colon Cancer
The incidence of colon cancer, declining since the mid-1980s, plunged a further 30% last decade among Americans 50 and older as more people had colonoscopies, a new study found. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 17, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
Attorneys General Call on Top US Retailers to Drop Tobacco Products
A group of 28 U.S. attorneys general is urging chief executive officers of five major retailers, including Walmart, to stop selling tobacco products, saying it is contradictory to carry such items in stores that also provide health care services. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 17, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
Health on Campus: Colleges Working on Changes for Life
A driving force behind health and wellness improvement initiatives on campus—including bike and walking paths, more staircases and smoking bans—is the opportunity to help students make changes that will last their lifetimes. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 17, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap
Two counties, separated by fortune and 350 miles, demonstrate the widening divide in life expectancy between affluent and struggling areas of the United States. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 15, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
