Perspectives
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 17, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
TW: gun violence Introduction Terrorist attacks, including mass shootings and bombings, have dramatic physical and emotional impact on a community. Terrorists often use inexpensive but deadly bullets and bombs to maximize the number of casualties and the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 16, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Executive Summary Investing in young children (The UN defines the early childhood period as beginning prenatally through age 8) globally is a primary means of achieving sustainable human, social, and economic development, all of which are vital to ensuring...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 3, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. On April 11, 2013, I lost my...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As we outlined in the previous paper in this series, our nation needs foundational data in order to understand how social, physical, chemical, and nutritional environments interact to impact how Americans grow, live, and prosper. To satisfy this need, we...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 31, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In a list of 17 high-income countries, the United States ranks last in terms of life expectancy for males and second-to-last for females. The U.S. population also experiences worse outcomes compared with its peers in nine key areas: infant mortality and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 27, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Social determinants of health, a short phrase that captures a broad array of issues, are some of the key reasons why health care reform alone will not eliminate health disparities in the United States. Social problems, such as food security, housing, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 17, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Increasingly over the past decade, health literacy researchers and practitioners have been turning their attention to issues of numeracy, recognizing that numeric tasks related to a wide array of health activities have not been sufficiently examined or addressed....
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 6, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Background Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable premature death and illness in Denver (Denver Health, 2015a). Specifically, tobacco is a major contributor to four of the top 10 leading causes of death in Denver: cardiovascular disease, cancer,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 6, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In rural western Massachusetts, a coalition with members from many sectors of the community has been working for more than a decade to support youth well-being and reduce youth substance abuse. In that time, youth drinking, cigarette smoking, and marijuana use...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 5, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Individuals make decisions about health and well-being every day. Many of those decisions involve using and understanding numbers, and most of the decisions are made quickly, at home or at work, as a person goes about a daily routine. Even with adequate time,...
