Health Disparities
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Eliminating disparities related to physical activity (PA) among low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities (hereinafter referred to as “high-priority groups”) is a complex, dynamic, and multifaceted challenge that requires complex, dynamic, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this year is an opportune time for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to begin thinking about addressing the high rates of physical inactivity among people with disabilities. Recent...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Native Americans represent approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population, but account for some of the worst health outcomes related to preventable chronic diseases (diabetes, heart disease, cancer, alcoholism) than any other racial or ethnic group. In...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 2, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction According to the most recent study from Feeding America, the U.S. charitable food system (CFS), which includes regional food banks as the main procurers and food pantries as the main distributors, was serving about 46.5 million low-income people...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 6, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Growing evidence suggests that in order to improve a population’s health in a significant and sustained way there must be clear direction, commitment, and effective collaboration between the many entities that provide care or engage in community...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 9, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
“For public health, climate change is the defining issue for the 21st century.” Margaret Chan, World Health Organization “Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale.” WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health Climate change, health...
by Laura DeStefano | Dec 9, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Today, most agree that achieving substantial improvements in population health and medical costs will require a greater focus on the upstream social determinants of health. I count myself among the converted, and I believe the community development sector’s...
by Laura DeStefano | Dec 9, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Rather than rest on the seventh day, God might have put a little thought into futureproofing the design of human beings. As societies age, the weaknesses in our design, combined with changing lifestyles, mean that sickness has become the normal human...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 9, 2014 | Commentary, Perspectives
Low-income people in this country are mired in a constant and unremitting fog of stress. This chronic stress is driven by housing insecurity, food insecurity, fear of crime, unemployment, exposure to pollution and poor education, often collectively...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 7, 2014 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2013, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in collaboration with faculty and students from Georgetown University (GU), launched the first annual District of Columbia (DC) Regional Public Health Case Challenge. The idea for this case challenge was born when...
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