The percentage of Americans who report doing no physical activity or exercise other than their regular job in the last 30 days increased from 2013 to 2014, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.
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Naperville, Ill.-based Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare has announced famous racecar driver Danica Patrick will be featured as the spokesperson for the system's new public health campaign, Healthy Driven.
Despite being a major concern, the Ebola epidemic is hardly the only public health issue the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation and the world have faced in 2014.
With more than 17.5 million households facing hunger, the prevalence of food insecurity in the United States is staggering and has an impact on population health, according to a recent report from Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica President and CEO Randy Oostra.
Phytel was named an "early leader" of population health management solutions by KLAS.
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The number of people in the U.S. who smoke declined 3 percent nationwide this year, for a total decrease of 36 percent in the last 25 years, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.
The government's first mass media anti-smoking campaign, which came with a $48 million price tag, or $480 per smoker who quit, was deemed cost effective in a CDC report released Wednesday, according to The Washington Post.
In the past 25 years, the U.S. has made great strides forward in our population's health and taken a few major steps back, according to the United Health Foundation's 25th annual America's Health Rankings.
The socioeconomic factor that affects 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia most is employment status, according to a Truven Health Analytics study released yesterday.
An industry-wide shift to population health means patients and providers are focusing more on how to get healthy and stay healthy.