Changing Public Health Practices and Problems

Public Health Programs and Practices

gress on Alcohol and Heaith shows declines in per capita alcohol consumption and liver cirrnosis deaths, as well as increased abstention and decreased heavy drinking across a broad range of age, sex, and demographic groups in the United States. The report, prepared by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), details recent scientific progress in understanding, preventing,...

Changing Concepts in Public Health *

"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference."** Progress towards the objectives of world health and peace depends upon many factors, especially upon the understanding and wishes of the people. That public health is people is suggested in the title of a popular book.t What each person may know an...

Dental Public Health Activities & Practices

Lack of access to dental care is a common problem for people with Medicaid, whether they are covered by traditional fee-for-service programs or by managed care. For people with developmental disabilities who are covered by Medicaid, access to dental care is even more restricted. This situation was recognized at a 1999 state dental summit in Pennsylvania and led to a recommendation that a specia...

Public Health Problems: Tge

Professional Practices Promoting Health of Healthcare Workers: Comparison of Public and Private Hospitals in Pakistan