BU Study Contributes to Online Health Education Debate
A major UK study by leading health experts at Bournemouth University (BU) has contributed to the national debate surrounding the provision of open educational resources (OER) by revealing the key factors surrounding support for and against free online health education.
Student Health Centers Increase Revenue By Billing Commercial Insurance Plans
With college health centers facing significant increases in the costs to provide health care services, as well as decreases in their funding sources, many health center administrators are having to think outside of the box for ways to extend budgets and maintain a high quality of care for their student patients
NEHA - Housekeeping Channel Partnership to Improve Home Cleanliness and Health
Relationship to enhance the availability of environmental health research to consumers.
Dean to sit on health panel
The founding dean of the University of Georgia's College of Public Health has been named to a commission that will help decide how the state's public health division will be run in the future.
Jones and Bartlett Publishes 'Epidemiology 101,' an Introductory College Textbook for Public Health Studies
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, a global leader in educational publishing in critical fields such as Medicine, Nursing, Health Administration, and Public Health, has announced the release of "Epidemiology 101," an entry-level college textbook offering a wide-ranging introduction to the basic science of public health for undergraduates and upper-level high school students. "Epidemiology 101" is designed to fulfill the Recommendations for Undergraduate Public Health Education recently published by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) as part of the Educated Citizen and Public Health initiative.
Report: Georgia's public health lags
ATLANTA - Georgia appears to be unprepared on several fronts to prevent and contain public health threats, according to an examination by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
Prevention and Public Health Fund to Jumpstart Community-Based Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today recognized the crucial first steps taken by the Obama Administration to allocate the recent health reform Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund, but acknowledged that in year one, half of the Fund's dollars were redirected outside the scope of its Congressional intent.
Four Health Plans Win Pinnacle Awards from the Ohio Association of Health Plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio Association of Health Plans (OAHP) is pleased to announce the 2010 winners of its Pinnacle Awards for best practices in the Business/Operational Performance, Health Care Programs, and Community Outreach and Partnerships categories.
E-Learning Company Joins Forces with National Environmental Health Association in Advancing Food Safety Training Throughout U.S.
e-Learning courses powered by MindLeaders endorsed by 71 year old environmental health association
Emergency Department Surveillance Data Exchanged with Rhapsody® Connect
The Arkansas Department of Health has selected Orion Health Rhapsody® Connect for Public Health to be deployed at four pilot site hospitals for reporting of CSTE-defined reportable cases and influenza case reports.
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MHPA: New Government Report Reveals Substantial Medicaid Health Plan Growth; Enrollment Grew by 2.4 Million in 2009
WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA), the leading trade association solely focused on representing Medicaid health plans, responded today to an annual report just released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Medicaid managed care enrollment, which showed Medicaid health plan enrollment grew by almost 2.4 million members in 2009 to more than 23.4 million Americans nationwide.
"States are increasingly turning to Medicaid health plans to manage benefits in their Medicaid programs," said MHPA President & CEO Thomas L.
St. George's University Earns US Accreditation for MPH Program
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) announced its accreditation of the St. George's University's Master of Public Health Program.
St. George's Master of Public Health Program is eleven years old and is offered within its Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Leading HIV/AIDS Research Organization Affiliates with University of California, Berkeley's DC Campus
New Affiliation Will Advance HIV Research and Policy Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two leading institutions in public health and health policy are joining forces to accelerate the nation's progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and tuberculosis in Washington – the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
Prevention and Public Health Fund to Jumpstart Community-Based Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today recognized the crucial first steps taken by the Obama Administration to allocate the recent health reform Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund, but acknowledged that in year one, half of the Fund's dollars were redirected outside the scope of its Congressional intent.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference Begins June 6 in Portland, OR
PORTLAND, Ore., June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 2010 Annual Conference will be held June 6-10 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
Dean to sit on health panel
The founding dean of the University of Georgia's College of Public Health has been named to a commission that will help decide how the state's public health division will be run in the future.
Four Health Plans Win Pinnacle Awards from the Ohio Association of Health Plans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio Association of Health Plans (OAHP) is pleased to announce the 2010 winners of its Pinnacle Awards for best practices in the Business/Operational Performance, Health Care Programs, and Community Outreach and Partnerships categories.
Pediatrician and Epidemiologist Dr. Lynn R. Goldman Named Dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The George Washington University has named Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, pediatrician and epidemiologist, as dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS).
Academic Health Center-Community Health Center Partnerships Improve Access to Care
AAHC report illustrates critical teaching, service, management roles; reveals impediments
WASHINGTON, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its newest report, Academic Health Centers and Community Health Centers: The Landscape of Current Partnerships, the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) illustrates the significant management, education, and service collaborations between academic health centers and community health centers as they work together to sustain and expand health care access and delivery for communities across the country.
Based on a survey that revealed approximately 175 community health centers partner with the 35 responding AAHC member institutions, the report provides a window on infrastructure development and t...
Public Health Funding Missing from Climate Bill
WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) today recognized Senators Kerry and Lieberman for developing a bill to address climate change, but urged the Senate to add funding and policy provisions that are critical to helping states prepare for and respond to the public health effects of climate change.
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