Can Breastfeeding Protect Against Childhood Obesity?
Breastfeeding offers numerous health benefits to children and women globally. For this reason, international health organizations and American expert
Read MoreGetting Serious About the Social Determinants of Health
We have long known that factors outside of medical care — race, education, housing, income, and other social determinants are t
Read MoreSupport Title X and Family Planning
Family planning is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi
Read MoreIOM Announces Perspectives
I am pleased to introduce Perspectives, a new category of written products from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Perspectives comprise two forms—commentarie
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2012
Aging, Biomedical and Health Research, Children, Coverage and Access, Diseases, Education, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition, Global Health, Health Care Workforce, Health Services, Public Health, Quality and Patient Safety, Select Populations and Health Disparities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Veteran's Health, Women's Health, Youth and Families
Deadly Sins and Living Virtues of Public Health
At a recent meeting for Institute of Medicine (IOM) staff, I delivered a version of my 2011 Frank A. Calderone Prize Lecture, which inc
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2012
Aging, Biomedical and Health Research, Children, Coverage and Access, Diseases, Education, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition, Global Health, Health Care Workforce, Health Services, Public Health, Quality and Patient Safety, Select Populations and Health Disparities, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Veteran's Health, Women's Health, Youth and Families
