February 2016 - News & Events

Dietary Guidelines on womenshealth.gov: Eating for Your Health and Your Heart

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ODPHP

HHS’s Acting Assistant Secretary of Health, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, authored a blog post on womenshealth.gov featuring recommendations from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans during American Heart Month. As described in the blog, the Dietary Guidelines provide recommendations that help Americans choose a healthy eating pattern that works for them:

Luckily, the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is full of recommendations that can help you choose and stick with the kind of healthy eating pattern that will lead to a better, healthier life.…

STORY FROM THE FIELD: 40 Years of Increasing Access to Health Services through Mobile Health in Tucson, AZ

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ODPHP

The Mobile Health Program in Pima County, Arizona, empowers undeserved communities by developing sustainable systems that increase access to health promotion, disease prevention, and health care services. Through a Mobile Health Clinic—a doctor’s office and clinic on wheels—the program provides approximately 2,500 patient services each year, including physicals, immunizations, well woman checks, pap smears, prenatal and birth care, dental screenings for children, diabetes education, and minor procedures

WEBINAR: Partnering with Lawyers to Address the Social Determinants of Health

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ODPHP

March 10, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET | Register Now

This Healthy People 2020 Spotlight on Health webinar will examine the role of law and policy as driving forces influencing the social determinants of health. Join presenters from ODPHP, ChangeLab Solutions, Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership, the Cincinnati Health Department, and the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership who will explore innovative approaches to address social determinants of health at the individual and community levels.…

Active Lifestyle as Pursuit, Not Destination

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ODPHP

Written by Alexandra Black, Health Promotion Manager at IHRSA

Many athletes will tell you that you never really “arrive” when it comes to sport. With each win comes hunger for another. Every personal best leads to a new goal to pursue. Yet when it comes to health and fitness, there is so much focus on arrival – on the “after picture” and the weight on the scale.…