Tackling intrastate policy surveillance challenges in Indiana
The design, interpretation, and enforcement of county and municipal laws significantly affect local public health. But accessing those laws can be difficult. A study by Indiana University researchers found that unlike Indiana state laws, which are collected, catalogued by topic, and kept regularly updated in centralized, publicly available electronic databases, laws in about half of all Indiana counties were not online, or if they were online, they weren t necessarily up to date. This means that in Indiana, there is no comprehensive, up-to-date central source that can be used to study how different local governments respond to similar health-related concerns.
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The design, interpretation, and enforcement of county and municipal laws significantly affect local public health. But accessing those laws can be difficult.
A study by Indiana University researchers found that unlike Indiana state laws, which are collected, catalogued by topic, and kept regularly updated in centralized, publicly available electronic databases, laws in about half of all Indiana counties were not online, or if they were online, they weren t necessarily up to date. This means that in Indiana, there is no comprehensive, up-to-date central source that can be used to study how different local governments respond to similar health-related concerns.
Written by James Kingsland on April 22, 2021 Fact checked by Hannah Flynn, MS
Access to clean water and sanitation is a human right enshrined in international law. Although there has been progress in recent years, contaminated water and waterborne diseases remain major threats to public health not only in low income countries, but also in wealthier nations such as the United States.
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On August 3, 2010, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right alongside other fundamental rights, such as life and liberty, freedom of expression, and education.
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21 April 2021
I was sitting in my local cafe and couldn t help but notice the number of people with varying degrees of obesity walking through the shopping centre. It is estimated that a third of the Australian population has a BMI over 30, excluding those with a large muscle mass, such as body builders and professional athletes.
A study published in 2015 in the
American Journal of Public Health examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight. This study reviewed close to 177,000 people over a nine year period, studying those with a BMI of 30-35-moderate obesity and also a BMI of 40-45-considered morbid obesity.
Sports injuries happen.
In high school, a sports injury can mean missing the biggest game of the year or sitting on the bench when college scouts visit.
Injuries also can mean a prescription for painkillers.
But since the height of the opioid epidemic, people like Chaz Januzzi are looking for alternatives to prescription pain medication.
Januzzi, a Beaver County native, is the director of sales and owner of Match One Medical Marketing Consultants in Fallston, and founder of the American Foundation for Opioid Alternatives. Match One provides electrostimulation devices as an alternative to opioids.
One of the products that Match One markets is a wearable device called the Sport-Z, which is largely offered to athletes who suffer from sports-related injuries.