Six Burning Questions Health Care Leaders Have about ACOs
If you ask health care leaders what they think about Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), you won’t be short on answers,…
Physical Activity Saves Lives
We are hearing about it everywhere, and now there's even more data to back it up. Two recent studies show…
The Newest Vital Sign? Exercise.
We've landed in those muddy weeks between Thanksgiving and the end-of-year holidays when indulgence in food seems to be on…
Organizations Call for More Effective Hypertension Control Approaches Nationwide
High blood pressure affects nearly 78 million Americans and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Of…
American Heart Association Recommends Creating Healthier Communities by Sharing Places to Play
This month, the American Heart Association published a policy statement in the American Journal of Public Health recommending that federal,…
Resistant Hypertension: What New Research is Telling Us
If you live in the United States, odds are good that you know someone who struggles with high blood pressure. …
Survey Finds Pattern of Silence and Inaction Around Domestic Violence in the United States
Sobering news leading up to October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month: The study “NO MORE Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Survey…
The Role of Research Evidence in Sound Medical Care
Evidence-based medicine has gone global. The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) is a global network that supports evidence-based medicine by strengthening…
CDC Foundation Board of Directors Welcomes New Member Raymond Baxter
There’s a new face on the CDC Foundation Board of Directors with the election of Raymond J. Baxter, PhD, senior vice president for…
What’s the latest thing affecting how our kids breathe? Their own weight.
While copious evidence exists that should have all of us concerned about the children’s obesity epidemic, there’s now one more…