Category Archive: Did You Know?
Congressman Blumenauer (and anyone else): Why is health important?
It can be interesting to observe how even some of our most progressive and intelligent politicians seem to gloss over the importance of health to our society.
At the Portland City Club on December 5, 2008, Congressman Earl Blumenauer presented ...
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Slideshow - What is Public Health?
Take a look at the first in an ongoing series of slideshows presenting various elements of public health. This initial effort is entitled “What is Public Health.” Feel free to use this, or any future presentations, if you have an audience that ...Win $500 for your favorite nonprofit - Contest ends at midight on New Years Eve!
The Community Health Priorities website would not be the same without your comments. So we’re launching a program this December to reward those who post a comment about any of the “conversation” items, news stories, or polls on this ...
Report finds most states - including Oregon - inadequately spending tobacco settlement funds
Ten years after the after the November 1998 state tobacco settlement, Oregon is one of many states breaking promises to its citizens and their kids, a new report says.
At the time of the 1998 tobacco settlement, the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
CDC reports healthiest, unhealthiest cities
On November 18, the Associated Press published a story announcing that the Centers of Disease Control as named Burlington, Vermont the “healthiest city in America.” Hundreds of newspapers and television stations picked up and ran with the ...
Is Google better than the CDC at tracking the flu?
On its Flu Trends website, Google says “we’ve found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than ...
RWJ Foundation Releases Report “Charting Nursing’s Future”
Did you know that:
In 1980 there were around 2,200 public health workers for every million Americans, while the number now is less than 1,600.
Twenty-five percent of the professional public health workforce is made up of nurses.
The average ...
Which billboard wins?
The food industry spent more than $11 billion in 2004 on advertising in the US for foods and beverages.
Oregon DHS, Public Health Division. "Keeping Oregonians Healthy", July 2007.
Public health and other agencies had a total of $3.5 million to spend promoting a healthy diet, fruits and vegetables.
Whatever Happened to Phys Ed in our Schools?
Only 50% of 8th grade girls and 66% of 8th grade boys in Oregon meet CDC physical activity recommendations of 60 minutes per day.
Oregon DHS, Public Health Division, "Keeping Oregonians Healthy", July 2007.
Policies that ensure minimal standards for physical activity, as well as, improve safe routes for walking and biking to schools, should help assure that youth have spaces and places to be more physically active.
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