President Obama sure understands the value of citizen participation.
Smoking or Health: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty
We have come a long way in changing smoking behavior…
The Politics of Health #2
Last week I wrote about how public health needed to address issues from a political standpoint… I am of the opinion that most of us will agree that we must embrace the political process in order to be successfull. One respondent quoted a professor that said “One good piece of legislation will save more lives [...]
Payback's a Bitch!
In early December I decided to do my Christmas shopping for my wife–so as is a tradition with me I got on-line and got it done in 20 minutes. I decided to purchase my wife an IPOD Nano. Sure, I could have paid full price at our local Best Buy, but I’m somewhat a cheapskate [...]
The Politics of Health
I routinely get that expression… You know, the one where someone furrows their brow and looks at you like “that makes no sense whatsoever”… The confused, “so what do I say now” look? Although sometimes it is when I am just trying to explain the intricacies between Odds Ratio and Relative Risk, it usually comes [...]
HEDIR Bookstore
- Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (9th Edition)
- Essentials of Environmental Health (Essential Public Health)
- Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice (Urban and Industrial Environments)
- Study Guide to Accompany Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

Follow Us!