Community centers date back to the early 20th century, originally developed as a means of providing a dedicated space for working-class Americans to socialize, build camaraderie with one another, and ...

Nepal, April 1 -- Not until the advent of modern medicine did people begin to rely on systematic scientific explanations of ...

Public health must address emotional and structural inequities, emphasizes Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health. As a Greek American and a public health scholar ...

Public health is, in the words of this week’s guest, “the organized actions of society to make people safer and healthier.” Unfortunately, to some, it feels like the country is waging a war against ...

When governments in North America, Europe and elsewhere introduced bans on smoking in pubs, restaurants and workplaces, the justification was clear. Secondhand smoke was harmful to staff and ...

Whether it’s knocking on elected officials’ doors or hosting informational sessions on campus, public health advocacy can take many forms. The College of Public Health will host a Public Health ...

Shpiner is a clinical professor of medicine (pulmonary and critical care) and associate professor of neurosurgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. A new survey from the University of ...

Dr. Georges Benjamin has seen many infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats in the near-25 years he's led the American Public Health Association, or APHA, a professional group ...

Younger Australians are quietly reshaping the nation’s relationship with alcohol, and the change appears deeper and more durable than many once believed. New research suggests this shift is not a ...