Highlights
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Environmental health services, from asthma home visiting programs to lead testing, can help protect children from the dangerous environmental exposures they encounter every day. But the problem for parents and caregivers is accessing such services.
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Health equity took center stage at APHA’s Annual Meeting in November, with public health leaders making passionate calls to end inequalities that lead to poorer health and shorter lives.
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Most Americans do not know that suicide, often involving firearms, is twice as prevalent as homicide in the U.S.
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Banning slapping or spanking youth may be associated with lower rates of violence among adolescents, a recent study suggests.
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Countries with high burdens of child pneumonia and diarrhea deaths must do more to meet goals toward preventing such deaths, a new report finds
Check out more public health news in this month's full issue.
Most-read public health news stories of 2018: Check out our top stories, covering health equity, suicide, gun violence, homelessness and more.
Next issue: The February/March 2019 combined issue will be live Feb. 5.
Series: Read articles in our series on social determinants of health and share our infographics.
