The University System of Ohio is soon to be a global hub for online medical education and videoconferencing following a decision to fund the creation of a resource center in Columbus.
“The Ohio Telehealth Video Resource Center will establish Ohio as a center of excellence worldwide in videoconferencing technologies and, at the same time, contribute to the improved health and well-being of countless people throughout world,” said Ohio Governor Ted Read the rest of this entry »

The meeting kicks off Sunday, Oct. 26, with a presentation by Sir Michael Marmot, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FRCP, FFPHM, FMedSci, director of the International Institute for Society and Health. A panel of former surgeons general, Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS; David Satcher, MD, PhD; and M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, will speak at the Closing Session on Wednesday, Oct. 29. In between, more than 900 scientific sessions will provide the most up-to-date public health Read the rest of this entry »

Vol. XXII, No. 59
Thursday, October 16, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Reproductive health bill, family planning education backed
MAJORITY OF FILIPINOS favor the passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill and want family planning education taught in public schools, a new survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
The results, found in the SWS’ third quarter Social Weather Survey that was made exclusive to Business-World, showed Read the rest of this entry »

of not making his pro-education, pro-prevention, pro-choice values clear in this election. 
Unlike ghosts of Democrats past that hemmed and hawed, straddling hot-button issues like abortion by playing defense against the harsh tactics and misinformation spread by far-right social conservatives, Obama has clearly stated his beliefs and aggressively defended his values. He shaped his party’s platform to reflect values that both
Democrats embraced, Read the rest of this entry »

SOMERVILLE — Somerset Teen Education in Pregnancy, a social support service offered by Women’s Health & Counseling Center, recently hosted its semi-annual “Baby Basics” seminar at the clinic.
This seminar was attended by seven teenagers from Somerset County High Schools, as well as some of their mothers, significant others and other relatives. The event was hosted by STEP Coordinator Barbara O’Connell and included workshops on infant care and labor Read the rest of this entry »

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America has just released a report that reveals the degree to which a child’s health is determined by the hand he or she draws at birth.
, which is titled “America’s Health Starts With Healthy Children: How Do States Compare?” confirms what we have written in
While having or not having health insurance is important, poverty will have an even greater influence on an individual’s Read the rest of this entry »

eHealthInfoline.com will start tracking drug seizures following the recent FDA seizure of $24 Million in unapproved new drugs from a St. Louis-based pharmaceutical company. Staff at eHealth urge consumers to use caution when considering pharmaceuticals that are not approved by the FDA.
Wenatchee, WA (
) November 28, 2008 –
, a thriving new health and fitness online directory is educating consumers on the most popular topics in medicine today. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Bend residents will lace up their sneakers for the 2nd Annual Tallahassee Fitness Festival at the Civic Center.
The festival, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, is supported in part by the Tallahassee Sports Council, a division of the Tallahassee Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Two local event planners (and confessed yo-yo dieters), Felina Martin and Crystal Green, have partnered on this year’s festival.
“It is not enough to talk about the Read the rest of this entry »

Blogs Comment On Abstinence-only Education, ‘Mexico City’ Policy, Obama Appointees
The following is a summary of selected women’s health-related blog entries.
Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
: Even though it will be years before many of President Bush’s “harmful legacies for women’s health” can be undone, some of the “retrograde policies on sexual and reproductive health” can be reversed “with just the stroke of a pen” by President-elect Barack Read the rest of this entry »

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
— Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), today announced it recently received
multiple awards for its health education materials and Web resources
from the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC). HIRC is a national
clearinghouse for consumer health programs, recognizing the best
consumer health Read the rest of this entry »