The new battlefront over health programs for the poor is taking place over what has historically been a progressive concept: social determinants of health. The idea that social and environmental ...

The concepts of health systems strengthening and health systems resilience are conceptually different but often used ...

This learning scenario reviews an essential public health concept and explains its importance to bioethics. Students are asked to think about how social determinants affect them a ...

TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tens of thousands of people will get sick every year from diseases spread between animals, people, ...

We all desire to be healthy. The practice of medicine seeks to restore health. Our institutions of public health aim to preserve and promote health. But what is health? The World Health Organization ...

Health equity means ensuring everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible. However, factors outside of a person’s control can prevent them from achieving their best health. Examples of these ...

Richard Hallam's new book Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of our Woes was published by Routledge in March 2018. Richard provided me with the following to give you a ...

The introduction of iOS 8 in 2014 brought the Health app to our iPhones and marked a milestone in Apple’s efforts to help people live healthier lives. The success of the Apple Watch in the following ...