I am a recent graduate of an international health program at a public health institution that is returning from a year of work - and soul searching - in the beautiful country of India. Now that I am home & have been 'warmly' confronted by the reality of the American job market, I have a lot of time between resume pushing & pushing (some more) to keep myself up to date with the latest in global health. Be it family planning strategies, behavior change communication products, multimillion dollar pledges for vaccine development, or worldwide workshops for experts to eradicate polio; everything's relevant, it interests me, & I have something to say about it. And, if you’ve somehow wandered through cyberspace and landed here, perhaps the world’s health interests you too. Our field thrives on staying informed. So please, get acquainted, follow, read, share & discuss. Thanks for being a part of the conversation & welcome to healthypop.
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E-Cigg Commercials During the Oscars
Last night, ABC aired a commercial for electric cigarettes multiple times throughout the Oscars. From a quick Google search on tobacco advertisement laws, we found: "In April 1970, Congress passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio. Recently, even further restrictions took effect under the newly enacted Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Effective 22 June 2010, the new regulations prohibit tobacco companies from sponsoring sports, music, and other cultural events." One has to ask, even though this product is not tobacco, isn't it certainly promoting something very close to the real thing during a primetime TV show, or should we say, "cultural event"? What target audience are they going for during the Oscars? What are your thoughts? We posted the ad below - note the fine print at the end - nicotine, addictive, and not a cessation product. (Ironically, when we visited the site, NJoy asked us if we were over 18 years of age). http://www.njoy.com/pages/njoy-commercial
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There's a common belief among anthropologists that you must immerse yourself in an unfamiliar world in order to truly understand your own.
The Nanny Diaries
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The London Olympics are an epidemiological nightmare. Think about it. Welcoming 17,000 athletes and officials and at least 8 million spectators from around the world into a city with a population of 8 million to start with is a breeding gro
und for communicable diseases. As people come together from all over the globe, there will be sharing of space, food, etc. Pathogens that are harmless in some areas of the world may be dangerous to those with low immune resistance, food-borne illnesses could spread like rapid fire, and anything remotely flu-like would have a field day. Not that this should alarm anyone...there is an amazingly large surveillance system put into place to keep an eye on the health of the population and its huge influx of guests. See how the UK Health Protection Agency maps diseases in real time to prevent an outbreak. This PopSci Article is posted as healthypop's latest tweet. This is a great read for anyone who has any interest in health surveillance or epidemiology.
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Great site to stay updated on the latest updates to meet the MDGs (millennium development goals)!
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The London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony featured a bizarre, but exciting tribute to the National Health Service. The segment included health care professionals running out with hospital beds and a giant NHS lighting up the arena. Real NHS employees were used as the nurse and doctor dancers in the performance. The NHS, established since WWII, provides free taxpayer-funded health care to all. Are Americans in awe, unamused, or just plain confused?
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Wish I could have afforded registration for the International AIDS conference. About time it was here...the DC HIV epidemic rivals that of any sub-Saharan African country. Anyways, there has been a ton of coverage on the conference in the press this week which everyone should check out. I'm posting this because I really liked the way it sums up everything pre-conference: successes and all that is at stake:
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New Estimates Show Fewer Mothers are Dying
http://unfpa.org/public/home/mothers/MMEstimates2012
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India scored as "worst country to be a woman" among world's major economies (G20). This would have surprised me a year ago, but after working on a family planning program there, not so much...
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Do your MPH in India?!
Isn't that interesting? Maybe now friends and fam in India will finally understand what a degree in "Public Health" signifies!
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Pregnant in Heels Discusses Immunization!
Did you see Pregnant in Heels tonight? They discuss Polio vaccination.
What do you think?
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Drug-resistant gonorrhoea
According to the World Health Organization, gonorrhoea, a common and supposedly treatable sexually transmitted infection (STI), now has a drug resistant strain that is spreading around the world to multiple countries. The public health implications of a common STI that infect more than 160 million people a year becoming untreatable are overwhelming. Drug resistance is generally caused by overuse or incorrect use of antibiotics. Further, it's muted symptoms are making infection less recognizable, thus preventing early diagnosis.
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US News says "a dollar increase in cigarette taxes/prices appeared to prompt a nearly 5 percent increase in the probability that a pregnant women would kick the habit by her final trimester." Nearly a quarter of all pregnant women in the US are smokers. This strong response to increased price is more proof that cigarette taxes make people quit!
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