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FEMA Releases National Preparedness Report: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released its National Preparedness Report.
Largely Preventable Health Conditions Hamper U.S.: The current generation of American children may be the first not to live as long as their parents.
U.S. Health Care Spending ‘Dwarfs’ Other Countries: The United States Spends more on health care than 12 other industrial countries, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds - but that doesn't mean this country's care is any better.
Grant Expands Home Visiting Program to High-Risk Children and Families in Virginia: VDh receives $6.2 million to expand Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting project.
Childhood Injury Prevention Efforts Making a Positive Impact: Virginia’s death rates from unintentional injuries among children and adolescents from birth to age 19 has declined by 45 percent from 2000 to 2009, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Virginia’s rate surpasses the 30 percent decline seen nationally.
State of the Air 2012: In late April the American Lung Association released its State of the Air 2012 report.
Cancer Survival Study Finds Racial Disparities: Recent study finds that African Americans in Georgia, especially in rural areas, have drastically poorer survival rates from cancer.
U.S. Health Systems Not Ready for Catastrophes: In US the infrastructure and systems to deliver health care during or after catastrophic disasters are rudimentary at best.
Health insurance rate hikes in nine states deemed excessive by HHS: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced in late March that health insurance premium increases in nine states, including Virginia, have been deemed “unreasonable” under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act.
Tuberculosis Rate Drops in Virginia: The Virginia Department of Health announced that the tuberculosis rate in Virginia continues to decline. Between 2010 and 2011, the rate decreased 17.5 percent.
HHS Sponsors Contest for Web App to Identify Local Health Trends: Federal officials are challenging developers to design Web-based applications that use Twitter to track health trends in real time.
Updated HIPAA Standards: OESS announces that it will not initiate enforcement action through June 30, 2012, against any covered entity that is required to comply with the updated transactions standards adopted under HIPAA.
Study Investigates Racism's Effect on African American Men: Recent study focused on the phenomenon that researchers call everyday racism—a term that references the persistent and subtle ways in which prejudice is felt.
A Review of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: Antibiotic use plays a major role in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. Relatively little attention has been paid to how antibiotic use in farm animals contributes to the overall problem.
Study: Doctor’s Attitude About Race May Influence Patient Visit: Clinicians’ attitudes about race are associated with markers of poor communication during patient visits and poor ratings, particularly among black patients, reports a new study in the American Journal of Public Health.
Report Highlights Wide Variance in Care Quality Across the Nation: The first-ever report on the quality of care in 306 U.S. communities found a wide variance in the cost and quality of healthcare between and within states.
Pediatricians Get More Firm When Parents Refuse Vaccines: Doctors are growing increasingly frustrated with what they characterize as misinformation linking childhood immunizations to autism, but many parents continue to be wary of vaccines.
Drexel Examines Joint Effect of Maternal Smoking and Fetal Growth on Intellectual Development: Recent study finds that maternal smoking and reduced birth weight had an adverse effect on the intellectual development of the child.
UNC-led Study Finds Aspirin May Counteract Trans Fat-related Stroke Risk in Older Women: The risk of stroke associated with trans fat intake was lower among women taking aspirin.
People in Poor Neighborhoods Have More Pain, Study Finds: Adults under 50 in low-income neighborhoods have more chronic pain new research finds.

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