<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES</span><div><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OPHA Health Education & Promotion Section Chair<br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">aleavitt.opha@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:503-358-2331" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3/1">503-358-2331</a></span><div><br></div><div>Sent via iPhone. Please excuse any grammatical errors. </div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> The Nation's Health <<a href="mailto:apha@apha.org">apha@apha.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 1, 2014 at 7:00:37 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">green.alissa@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Highlights from The Nation's Health: August 2014</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> The Nation's Health <<a href="mailto:apha@apha.org">apha@apha.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p><strong>August 2014 </strong></p>
<p>Stay in the know about public health by reading news from The Nation’s Health newspaper. Stories in the August 2014 issue include:</p>
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<p><strong>MERS: Is US public health ready for another infectious disease?: Imported cases put officials on alert</strong><br>
Now that MERS has reached the U.S. — and case counts around the world continue to climb — public health departments and workers around the nation are preparing for a possible larger outbreak.<br>
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<p><strong>Public health messaging: How it is said can influence behaviors: Beyond the facts<br>
</strong>How public health officials present health information can make all the difference, research on tobacco, vaccines, fluoride and other issues shows.<br>
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<p><strong>New guidelines offer tools for creating healthier US homes: Healthy housing standard announced</strong><br>
A new National Healthy Housing Standard simply spells out how people can make their living spaces safer and healthier.<br>
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<p><strong>CDC launches another round of hard-hitting anti-smoking ads</strong><br>
Former smokers — including some who have died — speak out about their health issues as the result of their habit in the next round of memorable messages.<br>
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<p><strong>Adults who make healthier choices can turn tide on their heart disease risk</strong><br>
It’s never too late to change unhealthy habits and take the steps to reduce your risk for heart disease.<br>
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<p><strong>Study: Low levels of lead can still affect kids’ behavior</strong><br>
Even tiny amounts of lead in kids’ blood can result in behavior issues and even affect their IQ and academic achievement. <br>
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<p><strong>Public health extras: News on prevention, obesity, tobacco and other health issues</strong><br>
Check out the latest studies on the health issues that matter to you, from social media to death.<br>
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<p><strong>Q&A: Annual Meeting keynoter Isabel Wilkerson: Geography plays important role in health equity</strong><br>
Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, keynote speaker at the opening general session of APHA’s 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, discusses “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.”<br>
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<p><strong>Healthy You: How a colonoscopy exam can spot cancer early</strong><br>
Get the full scope on how this lifesaving screening can spot two of the leading cancers among men and women. Colonoscopies have a scary rap, but you can learn why they’re important, and how to make them easier, in this month’s <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=BW-Q3mZzcJ3bc7qTNfJjGA">Healthy You</a>.<br>
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Read Healthy You <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=3bhcwQ-JDQswQu3WfBfQEg">online</a>, download as a PDF in <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=8efNuSxAN6G2uGdNTe5l8g">English</a> or <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=0RKjv3n77Y5f8xaBzwAoKg">Spanish</a> or hear this issue of Healthy You read in an <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=XHiKC56L_mqLIrrrsiOd3w">audio</a> file.</p>
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<li><strong>NEW! The Nation's Health Storify: Public health news updates from APHA's newspaper</strong><br>
Read and share our timely news reports created with Storify, a social media news tool. Check out our <a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=6PBOPzME0Z_qQCgylCJHhw">new Storify updates page</a> for the latest headlines. <br>
<a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=mxokB-AgUXJmudwRhtUlBQ">The risks of transporting, storing deadly germs</a><br>
<a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=L9ic9-n8rs6_gbtVr-1Tbg">Prescription for destruction: How some states are fighting painkiller overdoses </a><br>
<a href="http://action.apha.org/site/R?i=HWndbVRK53ESMsfjPaIjfw">A few simple ways to prevent norovirus outbreaks</a></li>
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