Public Health

Fourth Annual DC Public Health Case Challenge: The Changing American City and Implications for the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Populations

by Molly Doyle | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  In 2016 the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) held the fourth annual District of Columbia (DC) Public Health Case...

Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action for Public Health to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Sep 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    This article is a joint publication initiative between Preventing Chronic Disease and NAM Perspectives. Summary  Public health is what we do together as a society to ensure the conditions in which everyone can be healthy. Although many sectors play key...

The Interplay of Community Trauma, Diet, and Physical Activity: Solutions for Public Health

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Aug 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Diet- and activity-related illnesses—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes—can shorten life spans and adversely impact quality of life. Over the past 15 years, the public health field has made important progress in addressing these...

Interventions Aimed at Reducing Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance in Production Animals in Denmark

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Antimicrobial Usage and Interventions: A Brief History from 1950 to the Present Antimicrobials for veterinary purposes came on the market in the 1950s, followed shortly by antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs), because of their growth-enhancing effects to...

Alternatives to Antibiotics: Why and How

by Kyra E. Cappelucci | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  The antibiotic resistance problem is caused by the evolution and transfer of genes that confer resistance to medically important antibiotics into human pathogens. The acquisition of such resistance genes by pathogens complicates disease treatment, increases...