Worldwide, there are over 300 million people living with viral hepatitis, of which an estimated 290 million have hepatitis B and C without knowing. Both viral hepatitis B and C are root causes of liver cancer, leading to 1.34 million…
The information carried within your DNA has the potential to change the future of health. You have the ability to help researchers better understand health and disease, and allow communities to live healthier lives. The Kaiser Permanente (KP) Research Bank…
Now that July, National Minority Mental Health Month, is in full swing, the Center for Total Health encourages you to join us in a new and thought-provoking tour focused on integrating mental health and wellness into everyday life. Through the…
The Center for Total Health was honored with a recent visit from Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. Surgeon General, who shared his efforts around community health, national security, and addressed the opioid crisis - with a personal story about how…
The Center for Total Health recently welcomed Gwanhoo Lee, the Professor of Information Technology and Analytics at American University, and government officials from 22 different agencies of South Korea. Keith Montgomery, Executive Director of the Center for Total Health, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, has joined forces with the de Beaumont Foundation, a leader in public health philanthropy, to help U.S. cities thrive through the CityHealth initiative. Created by the de Beaumont Foundation…
SEATTLE — Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days following either mental health specialty or primary care outpatient visits, reports a team from the Mental Health Research…
At the Center for Total Health, we think the world of nurses and the outstanding work they do every day to make lives better. To help celebrate Nurses Week, some very important experts were asked to tell us what…
Consider the following results from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll on prescription drugs: 58 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug — and a quarter of Americans take four or more. 80 percent of Americans say…
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and the Testicular Cancer Foundation wants to raise awareness for the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males aged 15-34. They’re also looking to encourage men to be more on top of and open about their health. When it comes…