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Meeting the Challenges of Health Care in New York State
With the Affordable Care Act in short view providing medical coverage on a federal level to all residents of this nation, I have wondered, as an employee of the Erie…
When the Son Becomes Smarter Than the Father: Reversing the Direction of Learning
We are used to the old-established directions of learning process. Iron channels of learning, as similar to Weber’s iron cages, are hard to change. They are backed up with a…
Stakeholder Views on Healthcare Reform and Public Health in Oregon
Current ambitions to expand health insurance coverage intersect with concerns to improve public health. The reform agenda in the national Affordable Care Act in 2010, and parallel legislation enacted in…
Investigating Cell Phone Radiation Exposure
According to the United Nations Telecommunication Agency’s “ICT Facts and Figures” there were almost six billion cell phone subscriptions globally in 2011. Cell phone subscriptions are still rising, but there…
Taking the Future Seriously: Towards a More Sustainable Highway Transportation System
Executive Summary America’s transportation infrastructure is strained to the point of limited functionality. Highways are a critical component of the U.S. transportation infrastructure, and achieving a sustainable highway transportation system…
Public Health Education Accreditation
There is a continuing urgency for both public administration and public health to formulate stronger crosswalks by integrating and coordinating their public functions and core responsibilities. This integration needs to…
Cities Around the Nation Honor Crime Victims and Advocates During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 21-27) provides an opportunity to increase awareness of the challenges faced by crime victims and to highlight the long struggle to establish victims’ rights,…
Supporting the Practice of Telemedicine in Delaware: The Role of Coverage Mandates and Licensure Regulations
Executive Summary As of July 1, 2012, the Delaware Medical Assistance Program reimburses for telemedicine-delivered services provided to Delaware Medicaid clients in order to improve access to behavioral health services,…
Public Administration is Public Health
William Henry Welch, founding Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, stated it best. “There are no social, no industrial, no economic problems which are…
Working with ASPA Affiliates to Prevent Prostate Cancer
As President of the Sacramento Chapter and a 26-year member of ASPA, I was recently tested for prostate cancer and like most cancer patients, embarked upon a self-education project that…
The Cross-Sector Promotion of Public Health Across the United States
The month of April 2013 was a particularly active one in terms of health promotion at my place of employment, Villanova University, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia. In addition…
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