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For youth, global climate change is about action, not debate: Children vulnerable to climate effects
President's 2009 budget plan would set health programs back: CDC, HRSA targets
Health workers urged to tackle low adult immunization rates: Adults lacking vaccination awareness
CDC: School-based homicides on the decline in recent years
CDC gathering family stories to illustrate U.S. flu pandemic history
Community health centers can adopt performance standards
Children’s dental health still often overlooked, neglected
Preparedness research should focus on training, effectiveness
EPA calls on Americans to recycle their old cell phones
Check your emergency stockpiles as you set your clocks, APHA advises
Nation in brief
Atlanta-based health program reaching youth through music
States in brief
Millions of children die before age 5 from preventable causes
Nutrition tied to more than one-third of child deaths
Federation of public health associations to focus on work force issues: New grant awarded
Globe in brief
Use of oral contraceptives linked to a lower risk of ovarian cancer
Intimate partner violence screening tool effective in pediatric settings
'Unnatural Causes’ film series on health disparities airs this month
Corrections and clarifications to The Nation’s Health
Make healthy teeth a lifelong habit
Health findings
2008 National Public Health Week observance is April 7–13
APHA helps gain court victory for women’s reproductive health care
APHA soliciting nominations for new peace award
APHA Advocates
North Carolina Affiliate gains strength from new infrastructure
Capacity-building grants move APHA Affiliate efforts forward
Illinois Affiliate joins fight to prevent cervical cancer
History of Committee on Affiliates to be documented
Journal Watch
Injury: It’s a growing public health problem, not an accident
Letters
Job openings
Online only: Cell phones significantly impairs drivers
Online only: Too much fructose could leave dieters sugar shocked
Online only: Thin bones seen in boys with autism
Online only: Studies highlight MRSA evolution and resilience
Online only: Delayed adoption of new treatments in developing world costs lives
Online only: Study examines heart risks of ADHD stimulants in children
Online only: Broccoli may help boost the aging immune system
Online only: Scientists successfully treat new mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease
Online only: Cheap, reusable material could facilitate capture of carbon dioxide from power plants
Online only: Cognitive health improving among older Americans
Online only: Women more likely to work during pregnancy
Online only: Smoking is major risk factor for stroke in China
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