Food borne disease is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages that contain disease-causing pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Poisonous chemicals, or other harmful substances, can also cause...… Read More

Nine out of ten adults have problems finding and using health information and the cost to our nation of poor health literacy is estimated to be between $100 and $200...… Read More

Health information is presented in a way that most Americans cannot understand. Nearly 9 out of 10 adults have difficulty using the everyday health information that is routinely available in...… Read More

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, resulting in an estimated 443,000 premature deaths and $193 billion in direct healthcare costs and lost productivity...… Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Healthy People 2020 has identified transgender health to be a public health focus over the next 10 years . . .… Read More

Health is a human right, as emphasized in the global document Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, Article 25… Read More

On January 11, 1964, at a time when 46% of American adults smoked cigarettes, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Terry L. Luther courageously released the first report naming smoking...… Read More

Lung cancer is the most common cancer across the world and is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States . . .… Read More

In 2007, electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) entered the worldwide market as devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporize a solution...… Read More

The burden of firearm violence is indicated by the U.S. having the highest rate of firearm related deaths among industrialized nations, despite a decline in violent crime. More than 107,000 people injured...… Read More

SOPHE recognizes that the health and well-being of communities, and the individuals that comprise them, is dependent on the physical, social, environmental, and economic factors present in these communities and that...… Read More

Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) This tool helps schools and others conduct a complete analysis of health education curricula based on the National Health Education Standards and CDC’s Characteristics...… Read More