The World Health Organization defines environmental health as comprising those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the...… Read More

Six priority risk behaviors- tobacco use; unhealthy dietary behaviors; inadequate physical activity; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including HIV...… Read More

Many unintentional injuries are similar to diseases, in that injuries do not occur at random and have identified risk factors making them preventable. Unintentional injuries can occur from a variety of...… Read More

Since 1900, the number of people in America aged 65 or older has increased 11-fold, from more than 3 million to nearly 35 million, representing approximately 13% of the United...… Read More

The two overarching goals for the public health community in the United States are to: 1) increase quality and years of healthy life and 2) eliminate health disparities; and current evidence...… Read More

Food borne disease is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages that contain disease-causing pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Poisonous chemicals, or other harmful substances, can also cause...… Read More

Nine out of ten adults have problems finding and using health information and the cost to our nation of poor health literacy is estimated to be between $100 and $200...… Read More

Health information is presented in a way that most Americans cannot understand. Nearly 9 out of 10 adults have difficulty using the everyday health information that is routinely available in...… Read More

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, resulting in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths and $193 billion in direct healthcare costs and lost productivity...… Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Healthy People 2020 has identified transgender health to be a public health focus over the next 10 years . . .… Read More

Health is a human right, as emphasized in the global document Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, Article 25… Read More

On January 11, 1964, at a time when 46% of American adults smoked cigarettes, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Terry L. Luther courageously released the first report naming smoking...… Read More