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Nov 18, 2024 | nam.edu | Talia Lewis |JoAnn E. Manson |Joann Manson |Shari S. Bassuk

Modifiable lifestyle factors are profoundly powerful in maximizing health span and lifespan. Numerous long-term epidemiologic studies provide compelling evidence that self-care behaviors, such as being physically active, eating a nutritious diet, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, avoiding excessive alcohol intake, and getting sufficient sleep, are critically important for maintaining cardiometabolic health (e.g., favorable lipid, glucose, and blood pressure levels).

Nov 18, 2024 | nam.edu

States are increasingly using a variety of approaches to provide individuals and families with services and support to address health-related social needs

Nov 15, 2024 | nam.edu | Talia Lewis |Ana Abel |Hollynd Boyden |Joseph McCannon

ABSTRACT | The health sector accounts for approximately 8.5 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, and hospital care makes up the greatest portion of the sector’s emissions. As the impacts of climate change intensify, it is imperative that the health sector reduces its emissions. Tracking and reporting annual building energy use and emissions data is a critical first step toward reducing emissions.

Oct 24, 2024 | nam.edu | Talia Lewis

The winners of the 11th annual D.C. Public Health Case Challenge were announced on Oct. 18, 2024. This year’s challenge topic was “A Public Health Approach to Address Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns Among Emerging Adults in the DMV Area.”Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, has highlighted a growing public health crisis of loneliness and isolation, especially among young people entering adulthood.

Oct 14, 2024 | nam.edu | Jenna Ogilvie |Janine Austin Clayton

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) was founded in 1990 with a mission to expand women’s health research, ensure that women are included in NIH research, and promote the advancement of women in biomedicine. In 1993, the NIH Revitalization Act put forward that women and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups must be included in NIH research (NIH Revitalization Act, 1993).