“Public health is at a crossroads,” according to an editorial published in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health. It was co-written by Jeff Levi, PhD, professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) and Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, former acting assistant secretary for health at the U.S.
An Analysis of Laws Encouraging Children and Families to Choose Healthy Beverages
Y. Tony Yang’s analysis in Preventive Medicine looks at new laws in California, Baltimore and beyond.
Professor Named Editor of the Journal of Health Education
The Journal of Health Education Administration has named Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, FACHE, a professor of health management in the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) as its editor.
Report Details Crucial Role Nurses Can Play in Addressing Unmet Health Needs of the 21st Century
Nurses today have the potential to help transform the health care system to tackle growing health problems that are deeply rooted in social and economic conditions, issues not adequately addressed by the current highly centralized, medicalized system of providing health care.
Publication Details How Medical-Legal Partnerships Can Promote Public Health and Health Justice
Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) are a powerful tool for promoting public health and health justice that can both improve low-income families’ health and effect policy change at the institutional and community levels, according to an article published in Public Health Reports.