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"The Health Effects of Economic Insecurity"
Our Good Health Counts report describes housing as an indicator of well-being. However, sixty six percent of Americans cited the economy as a major source of stress with housing costs being of particular concern. PI Board Member and ACPH Director Tony Iton was interviewed by The California Report on August 22 to discuss why housing is a major determinant of health and explain how the current California housing crisis can affect well-being. Click for full audio of the program.
Health Care Reform: Seizing the Opportunity to Prevent Illness and Injury
Making preventing illness and injury a centerpiece of health care reform is a good investment. The potential savings in health care dollars is well worth the investment...(read more)
Where's the Fruit? Media Coverage Read media coverage regarding Where's the Fruit?, a new study conducted by Prevention Institute which revealed that roughly half of the most aggressively marketed children's foods advertising fruit on the packaging actually contained no fruit ingredients.
A Pivotal Time for What We Eat: Why the Farm Bill Matters and How You Can Act Now
Larry Cohen was a speaker at this June 6, 2007 discussion of the 2007 Farm (and Food) Bill’s impacts on farms, consumers, and the health of our nation. Read more on Prevention Institute's thoughts on and reactions to the 2007 Farm Bill.
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Press releases:
March 3, 2004: National Experts Explain Why Murder is No Accident (PDF)
A conversation with authors Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard Spivak about their new book, Murder is No Accident: Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence in America. Conversations and book signing in Los Angeles (March 4, 2004), Oakland (March 5, 2004), and Richmond (March 6, 2004).
Feb. 10, 2004: The Truth About Health Disparities (PDF)
Secretary Tommy Thompson should be applauded for admitting that he was wrong to edit a report about health care for minorities to downplay serious problems. More information about eliminating health disparities
Aug. 20, 2003: California Nutrition Advocates Call For Critical Policy Changes To Help Prevent Risk Factors For Heart Disease
Feb. 28, 2003: Super-Sized Portions Cause Super-Size Problems, Says Report
Public hearing testimony:
Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Improving Nutrition and Health Through Lifestyle Modifications by Leslie Mikkelsen
Testimony before the Senate Health Committee
SB 1520 Soda Tax Bill by Larry Cohen
Training Health Care Professionals to Advance the Primary Prevention of
Family Violence (PDF)
Prevention Institute provided testimony to the Institute of Medicine in
March 2000 on training for healthcare providers on comprehensive prevention
approaches to addressing family violence.
Public comment:
The California Performance Review Glaringly Omits Prevention (PDF)
This public comment, submitted to the California Performance Review Commission in response to the proposed major overhaul of California state government, highlights the imperative for California state government to embed prevention efforts as a matter of good fiscal and social policy.
In Support of Oakland Measure A Funds for Prevention (PDF)
This letter, submitted to the City of Oakland Board of Supervisors, outlines Prevention Institute's support for the Alameda County Public Health Department's proposal to dedicate at least 25% of the remaining Measure A funds that are not already committed to trauma and emergency medical services toward effective prevention efforts, especially primary prevention.
Opinions and editorials:
Prevention and the Governor's Health Care Plan
January 14, 2007: This letter to the editor published in the New York Times highlights the lack of attention given to the prevention aspects of Gov. Schwarzenegger's
health care plan for California.
It's Healthy, but Must Kids Eat It? October 23, 2006: This op-ed piece published in the New York Times calls attention to the problem of marketing food - junk or otherwise - to children.
Let's Get Physical
June 10, 2006: This op-ed piece published in the San Francisco Chronicle highlights the importance of physical education in school.
Health Care Costs Bruising Economy
September 14, 2004: This op-ed piece published in the San Francisco Chronicle calls attention to the importance of prevention in addressing the crisis of rising healthcare costs, and highlights the absence of prevention-oriented policy options offered by the two leading presidential candidates.
Is Junk Food the Next Tobacco?
June 8, 2004: This op-ed piece published in the Oakland Tribune highlights several ways that the law can be applied to take on the food industry.
Segway: Friend or foe?
Commentary on, and reactions to, the Segway Human Transporter.
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