Archive for the ‘Public health’ Category

Prevention can work, we need better ways to deliver it

The body of evidence that preventive interventions can improve health outcomes in older adults is overwhelming.  Alone and in combination, physical activity, weight management, healthy eating, fall prevention, vaccinations, social engagement, home safety, etc., are found to be beneficial for older adults.   Yet it is often noted that for all of the apparent “promise” [...]

Swine flu – another role for HQP and CBHES’s?

What could HQP or other community-based health care extension services (CBHES) do to support preparedness in case of a new (old-fashioned infectious disease type) epidemic – like swine flu? Besides their role in helping manage the epidemic of chronic illnesses in our communities, well organized CBHES’s (like HQP) could also play an important role in [...]