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State By State Injury Report

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:10-07:00May 29th, 2012|General|

People get hurt because of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. It’s always easier to deal with unsafe conditions- because you can often make a system change and have an impact. Changing unsafe acts (behaviors) is a lot harder. Anyway- a new report came out this week called The Facts Hurt: A State by State Injury [...]

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“Winnable Public Health Battles” Motor Vehicle Injuries

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:16-07:00May 27th, 2010|Prevention|

This week I'm looking at what you are sure to hear a lot about in the coming three years. The CDC, led by Dr. Thomas Frieden, will be strategically addressing 5 "winnable battles" in public health. So far, I told you about Healthcare associated infections, childhood obesity and preventing smoking. We can make a difference [...]