NEW IASP STUDY OFFERS NEW UNDERSTANDING OF FACTORS DRIVING RACIAL WEALTH GAP
The dramatic gap in household wealth that now exists along racial lines in the United States cannot be attributed to personal ambition and behavioral choices, but rather reflects policies and institutional practices that create different opportunities for whites and African-Americans, new research shows. So powerful are these government policies and institutional practices that for typical.. read more →
BREASTFEEDING IS NO MAGIC BULLET AGAINST OBESITY
Breastfeeding is no magic bullet against obesity, according to research that contradicts previously held beliefs about the scope of human milk’s capability. “There’s a lot of other evidence out there to continue to support breast-feeding,” says the study’s lead author Dr. Richard Martin, a professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol in the.. read more →
BLOOMBERG BATTLES FOR LARGE SODA BAN
New York City challenged a ruling throwing out Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to restrict sales of large-size soda drinks, calling the decision by a state court judge “contrary to law.” In a five-page notice of appeal, the city said it would fight the March 11 ruling by New York Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling.. read more →
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE IN FOOD MARKETING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Report provides evidence that television advertising influences food and beverage preferences and consumption of children The childhood obesity epidemic is an urgent public health problem, and it will continue to take a substantial toll on the health of Americans. The most recent data show that almost a third of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight.. read more →
MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES
On November 14, 2012, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance, Mike Chaney declared the state’s intention to establish a state-based exchange to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mississippi announced that its high-risk pool program, the Mississippi Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association, will establish the state’s health insurance exchange. The independent, not-for-profit association was.. read more →
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