Can health education help to reduce escalating health care costs?
Obesity is a leading public health concern that increases the risk of several diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The estimated costs of treating obesity-related illnesses...
View ArticleTelehealth in schools: Expanding access to school nurses
Access to health care providers continues to be a problem for children in Texas. Barriers to access include lack of health insurance and the inability to come to provider appointments due to challenges...
View ArticleA role for policy: Asthma interventions require supportive policies for...
Asthma, a chronic lung disease with unclear causes, is characterized by excessive sensitivity of the lung airways to various triggers. Certain environmental triggers, such as be air pollution,...
View ArticleResearch prevailed in a long-standing policy debate on food and health
The FDA responded to solid research demonstrating that sugar increases the risk of developing chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, which is the first step to creating good health...
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