Borough of Buena
Minotola, NJ:
Atlantic County Public Health Promotes Vaccination Awareness
Vaccines are as important to your health as diet and exercise. From birth through adulthood, vaccinations provide protection against many diseases and infections, yet vaccine-preventable infections continue to kill more individuals each year than breast cancer, HIV/AIDS or traffic accidents.
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health provides vaccinations for children without insurance or those who have NJ Family Care A and adult vaccinations for residents without insurance or whose insurance does not cover immunizations. Appointments are necessary for both child and adult vaccinations and can be made by calling (609) 645-7700, ext. 4500.
Vaccination schedules for children and adults…
Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More To Prevent It
What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data show a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say.
How Supporting the Public Health Workforce Is Public Health Innovation
Public health works in the background to keep all of us safe through evidence-based innovations such as vaccination, environmental…
How Public Health Reached the Workplace
Simple changes like increasing natural light and making more pedestrian-friendly walkways are part of a movement to improve workplace health and wellness.
Inequality is a public health issue: 10 examples
Public health covers a variety of topics. The air you breathe, and the water you drink. The food you can afford, and the healthcare you can access. Many of us don’t have to worry much about those things on a personal level, but millions in the US and billions around the world face an uphill health battle because of their location, income, sexuality, gender, skin color, and more.
Why trust is the bedrock of public health policy
Infection control should not be the sole metric of public health, and trust is the bedrock of public health policy. That crumbling bedrock needs solidification.
How Mercy Could Improve Public Health
In a time of polarization and hate, mercy points the way to a better world.
Why modern medicine is a major threat to public health
Most patients will derive no health improvement from medication. We should tackle the root causes of disease instead
How Private Philanthropy Can Fix Public Health
Philanthropy can play a role in funding innovative alternatives to government-run bureaucracies.
What EMS leaders need to know about public health
We can both benefit from, and provide benefits to, the overall health of our community through public health partnerships
What Role Does Design Play in a Public Health Crisis?
A look back at the positive impact communication design can have in matters of life and death
What public health expert Leana Wen does in a work day
This is the first installment of The Work Day, a series that pulls back the curtain on women’s working lives.
Our View: Outbreaks show why public health is so important
A strong public health system can stop an outbreak of infectious disease before it causes real trouble.
How to Fight Zika and Cure Our Nation’s Ailing Public Health System
How To Reduce Human Suffering: 3 Lessons From A Seminal Public Health Study
What are the biggest drivers of human suffering? Every year an international team of researchers aims to answer that question by assembling a mammoth data
How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall
The field’s future lies in reclaiming parts of its past that it willingly abandoned.
Population Health vs. Public Health: How They Differ and the Tech Behind Them
Both population health and public health focus on improving health outcomes for groups of patients, but how are they different and what technology powers them?
Summer health and safety: 5 mistakes you don't want to make
Simple precautions can help you and your family enjoy summer safely
Millennials Are Ready to Change Public Health. Is Public Health Ready?
Did you know that millennials make up 35 percent of the workforce in the United States, but only about 24 percent of state and local health departments? This is despite a 300 percent growth in public health degrees over the past two decades. So where are the millennials, and what do these numbers me
Reality Check: Are public health campaigns working?
How well do we listen when the government tells us what to do?
