What’s Sleep Hygiene?
If you’re like my family, there are times when some of you don’t get enough sleep. In fact about 30% of Americans don’t get the number of hours of sleep we need to stay healthy. Now that everybody is plugged into an electronic device these days it seems to be getting worse.
Electronic devices […]
The Forgotten Plague: Tuberculosis in America
Tonight at 8 pm PBS American Experience will feature an episode called “The Forgotten Plague: Tuberculosis in America.” Tuberculosis was the deadliest killer in human history prior to 1900. In fact, TB (then sometimes called Consumption) killed about 14% of all the people who ever […]
Everybody Needs a Good Night’s Sleep
Food, water, air, shelter and sleep. Those are the Big 5 things that everyone needs. Everybody needs a good dose of restful sleep to stay healthy and thrive…but the amount of sleep changes
From the Harvard School of Public Health
The new Healthy Heart Score developed by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health gives people an easy way to estimate their risk of developing cardiovascular disease based on simple lifestyle habits. The free web-based survey also gives users practical tips for improving their scores by incorporating […]
We’re Looking for Leaders Across the Border
Leaders across Borders (LaB) is an advanced leadership development program funded by the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission. The idea is to build bi-national leadership capacity of public health, health care, and other community sectors to improve the health […]
Interventions to Improve Vaccination Rates in AZ Schools
Over the last couple of years, we’ve been working with partners using data collected by the U of A
