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• Child Abuse and Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion - 02-FEB-2012    The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• The Nation's Health - Health Reform Law to Have its Day in the Supreme Court - 02-FEB-2012    The historic 2010 health reform law designed to make health care more affordable and accessible will hang in the balance in late March, when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up questions about the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

• CDC Releases Its First iPad App - 02-FEB-2012    The CDC iPad application has been designed as a way for users to access health information at their fingertips.

• New Guide from APHA and CDC Gives Tips for Communicating about Preparedness - 01-FEB-2012    A new guide out this month - Communicating Public Health Preparedness Media and Messaging Guide - is intended to help public health professionals and partners provide consistent messages and communications about the importance of public health preparedness and response.

• IOM Releases Report - Living Well with Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health Action - 01-FEB-2012    The report lays out a comprehensive framework intended as a guide to develop and implement cross-cutting strategies that reduce the individual and societal burdens of chronic illness by helping people with chronic illnesses live well. The IOM makes recommendations to the CDC as well as HHS on the development and support of programs to meet the health and social needs of people living with chronic illnesses.

• New Mobile Health Program Uses Texting to Fight Type 2 Diabetes - 01-FEB-2012    A new mobile health program - txt4health - kicks off this week and delivers personalized text messages to help people understand their risk for type 2 diabetes and better manage their health.

• PHSR Student Scholarships to Attend Research Meeting - Deadline March 15 - 30-JAN-2012    Student Scholarships will be awarded to attend the 2012 Annual Research Meeting and the Public Health Systems Research Interest Group Annual Meeting, June 26-27, 2012 in Orlando, FL. Applications are due March 15, 2012.

• Health Innovations in Commuting Challenge - 30-JAN-2012    The purpose of this challenge is to highlight the role of health data during commutes and how it may play a critical role in improving the health of commuters. Submissions are due March 5, 2012.

• Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Cancer Screening Rates - 26-JAN-2012    The percentage of U.S. citizens screened for cancer remains below national targets, with significant disparities among racial and ethnic populations, according to the first federal study to identify cancer screening disparities among Asian and Hispanic groups.

• New Nutrition Standards for School Meals - 26-JAN-2012    The USDA is making the first major changes in school meals in 15 years. The new standards align school meals with the latest nutrition science and the real world circumstances of America's schools.

• CDC Report Finds Large Decline in Lower-limb Amputations Among U.S. Adults with Diagnosed Diabetes - 25-JAN-2012    The rate of leg and foot amputations among U.S. adults aged 40 and older with diagnosed diabetes declined by 65 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the journal, Diabetes Care.

• National Report Ranks Cities and States for Bicycling and Walking - 24-JAN-2012    In a new report, Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report, the Alliance for Biking & Walking ranks all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities on bicycling and walking levels, safety, funding, and other factors.

• HHS Statement on Birth Control Rule - 24-JAN-2012    HHS has announced that nonprofit employers who, based on religious beliefs, do not currently provide contraceptive coverage in their insurance plans, will be provided an additional year to comply with the new law that requires health plans to cover recommended preventive services, including all approved forms of contraception, without cost sharing for women.

• Most Health Care Costs Incurred by Few Americans - 24-JAN-2012    Only 10 percent of the U.S. population accounted for nearly two-thirds of all health care costs in 2008, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

• American Lung Association Releases State of Tobacco Control 2012 - 19-JAN-2012    The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2012 report finds that over the past year, most states' efforts to protect children and curb tobacco-related disease failed to make progress. In contrast to most states, the federal government earned high marks for its steps to implement strong and effective action to protect people from tobacco.

• APHA Get Ready Scholarship - Deadline March 26 - 19-JAN-2012    The APHA is now offering its Get Ready Scholarship, a competition open to full-time students at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels.

• New National Biodefense Science Board Members Will Advise HHS - 19-JAN-2012    Seven experts from outside the federal government will join the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), a federal advisory committee which provides expert advice and guidance on preventing, preparing for, and responding to adverse health effects of public health emergencies to the HHS Secretary and the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

• PHF Launches Public Health Award - Deadline March 16 - 18-JAN-2012    The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is launching a national award program to promote use of quality improvement (QI) to influence positive outcomes in Winnable Battles. The application deadline is March 16, 2012.

• No Change in Obesity for Adults or Children in 2009-2010 - 18-JAN-2012    Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) shows that more than one-third of adults and almost 17% of youth were obese in 2009-2010 and that there was no change in the prevalence of obesity among adults or children from 2007-2008 to 2009-2010.

• IOM and Partners Develop a New National Initiative to Confront Obesity Crisis - 18-JAN-2012    As obesity continues to diminish the quality of people's lives and raise health care costs, the Institute of Medicine has joined HBO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente in developing "The Weight of the Nation," a new national campaign tackling the obesity crisis.

• NACCHO Extends Sharing Session Proposal Deadline to January 24 - 12-JAN-2012    The NACCHO Annual Conference Workgroup seeks sharing session proposals for the NACCHO Annual 2012 Conference, set for July 11-13, in Los Angeles, CA. The deadline has been extended to January 24, 2012.

• 2012 APHA Call for Learning Institute Course Proposals - Due February 11 - 12-JAN-2012    The APHA Education Board is seeking Course Proposals for the 140th Annual Meeting to be held Oct. 27-31, 2012 in San Francisco. Abstracts are due February 11.

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