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The Neolithic Revolution in Public Health

Public health faces radical change in the coming years. Recent federal policies that impact health care delivery will also affect the public health system. The Health Information Technology for Clinical…

Small Businesses Rate Utah and Alabama Friendliest States, California and Illinois Among Least Friendly

Small business owners across the U.S. have spoken, and reveal Utah, Alabama, New Hampshire, Idaho and Texas as the top-five friendliest states for small business. In contrast, small business owners…

Legal Neutrality and the Regulation of Marriage

Legal Neutrality and the Regulation of Marriage

What role should the law have in deciding who marries whom? On one level this question is about same-sex marriage, but it is also about the power of law to…

Strategic Execution of Change

Strategic Execution of Change

While public managers know that change is needed today due to budget cuts and sequestration, they also need to recognize that it will require leadership and the changing and aligning…

World Health Day 2013 Calls on All People to Reduce Their Health Risks

On April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day in honor of its founding on this day in 1948. Each year, a new theme is selected to…

Short on Time or People? Ironically, You Could Try a ‘Sacrifice Session’

Short on Time or People? Ironically, You Could Try a ‘Sacrifice Session’

Of all the commodities we want or need in our organizations, the only one that is finite is time. You can get more money, more power, more impact, more love,…

On a Course of Auto-Destruction

Warning: if you are in a good mood, skip this post, because I’m finding it very hard not to be depressed by the constant reminders of American institutional dysfunction, and…

Holistic Wellness: Preparing Our Youth for the Future

While focus in education appears to be on the highest possible test score, one cannot help but wonder how this affects the health of our youth in general. With extracurricular…

ASPA Adopts New Code of Ethics

For the past two years, a 31-person working group initiated by ASPA Past President, Erik Bergrud has been reviewing the ASPA Code of Ethics. The group, co-chaired by Jim Nordin…

Experiencing the Risks and Rewards of Foreign Service

Experiencing the Risks and Rewards of Foreign Service

In the course of my career I have had the opportunity to serve my country overseas in two capacities. The first one was when I enlisted in the U.S. Army…

Life with My Dad as a Foreign Service Officer

My father enjoyed an extensive, rich career with the U.S. Foreign Service for a span of over thirty years. After passing the rigorous exam containing several portions (written, oral, medical,…