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Tag Archives: prevention
From Diseases to Behaviors: A New Way of Looking at Health
What is the leading cause of death in the United States? Heart disease? Cancer? Smoking. Smoking? Yes, depending on how you ask the question. In the early 90s, McGinnis and Foege turned the age-old question of what people die of … Continue reading
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Tagged disease, health, health care, prevention, prevention health
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Dietary Guidelines 2010: A Worthwhile Read
In case you missed it Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 was published this month.1 Commissioned by law, the Dietary Guidelines are revised and published every 5 years as a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the … Continue reading
A Taste of Canada on Chicago’s South Side
This past September, a group of medical residents at my institution began seeing primary care patients at a free clinic down the street from our tertiary academic medical center (“hospital clinic”). Far from my expectations, the care we are able … Continue reading
Giving Preventive Health Care A Name
It’s a scene that plays out thousands of times every day in doctors’ offices across the country—the moment the doctor shifts from addressing the concerns that brought the patient into clinic to when he or she attempts to make sure … Continue reading
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Tagged health, preventative, prevention, preventive health care, wellness
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