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Logo - CDC Photograph - Alex Brandon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC - Logo AP - Photograph, 2006 - Logo 2020 April - Photograph

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading, national public health institute of the United States. It is a United States…

Tags: CDC, Diseases, Media, Public Health, United States

Lawrence Jackson THE WHITE HOUSE, Office of the Press Secretary, Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009, White House, Office of the Press Secretary, September 9 2009

United States President Barack Obama discussed his plan for health care reform in a speech delivered to a joint session of the 111th United States…

Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Obama, Public Health, Speech, US Congress

U.S. Government, Great Seal of the United States, U.S. Government, Basic design - 1782

The United States Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This act is related…

Tags: Drugs, FDA, Food, Modernization Act, Public Health

National Library of Medicine, WHO / Global campaign for violence prevention, WHO, Unknown

The Global Campaign for Violence Prevention promotes the adoption of a public health approach to violence prevention, and provides a platform for…

Tags: Campaign, Public Health, Violence Prevention, VPA, War, WHO

Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock, 2004

The Academy Award nominated film Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock. This film follows him…

Tags: Documentary, Fast Food, McDonalds, Movies, Obesity, Public Health, Super Size Me

World Health Organization, World Health Organization Established in 1948, WHO, 1948

"The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 on April 7th, now known as World Health Day, the World Health Organization was first…

Tags: Health, Health Systems, Public Health, Research, WHO, World Health Organization

The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus: New York City Board of Health, The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1900s

In 1897, Nathan Straus (1848-1931) became the President and Commissioner of the New York City Board of Health for a two year term. Nathan took his…

Tags: Board of Health, Life Lines, Nathan Straus, NYC, Public Health, Straus Family

The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus: Milk Depot, The Straus Historical Society, 1893

After the Civil War, there was some recognition that the quality of the milk sold to the city's poor was substandard. Small, but unsuccessful, efforts…

Tags: Anti-Poverty, Health, Milk, Milk Depot, Nathan Straus, Public Health, Straus Family

Save the Children, Save the Children 1932-2012, Save the Children, 2008

Creating lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Quotation from: Save the Children Save…

Tags: Childhood, Children, Health, Public Health, Save the Children, STC, United States

Al Ravenna, World Journal Tribune, Virginia Apgar - Public Heath Pioneer, Library of Congress, October 2nd, 1966

Dr. Virginia Apgar examining an infant with a stethoscope. Born in 1909, Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) defied social conventions at a young age. She was…

Tags: Apgar Score, Infant Care, Public Health, Virginia Apgar, Women