Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...

In a culture that values individual freedoms, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s resident science journalist and public ...

As the world becomes more interconnected, our communities and populations face increasingly complex health challenges emerging through the interaction of individual vulnerability and behavior, ...

Public health involves a collective social effort to enhance health and prevent communicable and non-communicable diseases. Public health fulfills its mission through organized, interdisciplinary ...

In 1980, the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated, marking one of the greatest public health triumphs. This achievement demonstrates the power of public health—the science and art of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the year 2024, nobody in New York City died of cholera. But from ...

Public health is as old as civilization. As soon as people began to live together in settled places and formed agriculture-based societies, they realized that to avoid spreading illness throughout the ...

Public health saved your life today, and you didn’t even know it. That’s the message behind “The Invisible Shield” on PBS, a four-part documentary series that uncovers some of the little-known work ...

Lately, coverage and commentary about vaccines have dominated public health news. Reducing public health to vaccines is dangerous. Keeping the public focused on such a narrow, controversial and ...