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Rosenthal's promotion to Professor celebrated at HSPH Symposium

October 20, 2011 -- Health economics may not be the most glamorous specialty in public health, Dean for Academic Affairs [[David Hunter]] told an HSPH audience gathered to celebrate health economist Meredith B. Rosenthal’s promotion to full professor, but work…

Rising health care costs mean lower wages

Over the past decade, employers have cut back on wage increases in order to cover the ever-increasing cost of health insurance, according to economists. Recently released figures—from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Health…

U.S. Health Care Spending

From Infographic: The dollars and sense of chronic disease Source: Institute of Medicine (2012). Reallocation of Health Dollars and New Sources of Funds Needed to Strengthen Nation’s Public Health Capacity. Retrieved from http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/For-the-Publics-Health-Investing-in-a-Healthier-Future/Press-Release.aspx  

School obesity-prevention program may reduce medical costs

School-based programs that teach middle schoolers about healthy foods, encourage less TV and other screen time, and urge more physical activity can reduce eating disorders among girls and help save on medical costs, according to a study co-authored…