by EHE Health | Feb-Tue-2022 | Prevent
Remember when a cold was just a cold? It may feel like a lifetime ago, but there was, in fact, a time when coughing in public didn’t cause alarm, sneezing in a restaurant was common, and pushing through some symptoms to get to work was expected. While these...
by EHE Health | Feb-Sat-2022 | Prevent
Heart disease is one of the most common chronic health conditions in the U.S. and worldwide. Each year, more than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease — that’s one in every four deaths. The term “heart disease” is a broad one that includes several...
by EHE Health | Feb-Sat-2022 | Move, Prevent
By now, everyone has heard that exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease, especially heart disease. But what do the numbers tell us? How much exercise is enough? And what should you do if you don’t like to exercise? We’ll sort through the data to help you...
by EHE Health | Feb-Sat-2022 | Prevent, Think
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a growing body of research shows that mental health conditions and heart disease are inexorably linked. These links can build in a variety of ways. People with mental health conditions, including...
by EHE Health | Jan-Thu-2022 | Prevent
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. What should you know about the condition, its prevalence and risk factors, and how to detect or prevent it? What is Cervical Cancer? Once the leading cause of death for American women, cervical cancer rates have dramatically...
by EHE Health | Dec-Tue-2021 | Newsroom, Prevent
I hope this letter finds you healthy during these challenging times. As an epidemiologist with a lifelong interest in public health, this seemingly never-ending pandemic has made me feel frustrated, angry, and impatient yearning to get back to some semblance of...