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Tag: Quality of Life

“In our fight against cancer—we must be unwilling to postpone—for the loved ones we’ve lost and the ones we can save.”

29 Oct 2016

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Fight The Bite: West Nile Virus

3 Aug 2014

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Dallas’ Renaissance Plan: A Response to the Second Wave of Environmental Justice

28 Jul 2014

Dallas is the seventh largest city in the United States with a population exceeding 1.1 million citizens in the year 2000. Dallas is the fourth largest park system in the United States. The second wave of the environmental justice movement is a concept concerned with urban design, public health, and availability of outdoor physical activities.… →
A Summer Phenomenon

8 Jun 2014

For 26 days in 2011, every place in Texas showed higher concentrations of lung-damaging ozone than allowed by federal air-quality standards, especially in Dallas. The federal standard set in 2008 is 75 parts per billion. The spike in ozone which is particularly a summer phenomenon is exacerbated by trucks carrying drilling materials that emit nitrogen… →
A Challenge to Public Health Surveillance Interoperability and Clinical Research

13 May 2014

The obstacles that impact interoperability of the disease surveillance systems starts with the issue of balance between the public interest in the collection of information and the privacy rights. In theory, properly utilized, surveillance is a fundamental government activity, indispensable in nature (Gostin & Gostin, 2000). The legal complications brought about by the Fourth Amendment… →
Bridging the Technology Gap and Geographic Divide

24 Apr 2014

This morning, I attended a webinar on the transitioning to ICD-10 CM and its impact on Public Health Surveillance presented by Peter Hicks of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While its benefits and challenges were discussed, the question to ask is the cost implications of the transition. Another question to ask is its… →
“Personal Health Records (PHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) in Managing Regional Multi-Site Medical Specialty Practice”

19 Apr 2014

The true, meaningful use of personal health records (PHR), and health information exchange (HIE) between regional sites or multi-site specialty practice could amplify coordination and efficiency for higher quality and patient-centered care. PHR and HIE have been advocated as key new components in the effective delivery of modern health care. What is the impact of… →
“What the Patterns Tell Us” Socioeconomic Status and Health

12 Apr 2014

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson began his quest for a more just and honorable America with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. This week, President Barack Obama joined three former Presidents delivered remarks at the Civil Rights… →
Major Trends in Genomic Research and Development: Emerging Challenge to Public Health and Global Security

5 Apr 2014

Shortly after I heard about the shooting at Fort hood on Wednesday, it again reminded me about the November 2009 massacre when Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire, killing 13 people and injuring 32. The first question that crossed my mind—is this another terrorist attack? Three days after the April 15, 2012 Boston marathon… →
Parental Obesity and New Mentality: Raising the Risk of Child Obesity

30 Mar 2014

Our nation’s most urgent health problem is the disparities in health care. There are stark disparities in health by gender and socioeconomic status. According to Davis et al. (2005), “the social and community environments affect health directly as well as indirectly by influencing behavior”(p. 2168). Which group do we put parents who have a distorted… →
Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment

3 Mar 2014

Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment. →
Campaign on Early Prostate Cancer Screening

3 Mar 2014

Campaign on Early Prostate Cancer Screening. →