High quality care is about more than getting better when you are sick.
Quality Health Care is More than What Happens in the Doctor’s Office
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
National Flu Summit Award Winners Announced
Recognizing the value and extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations towards improved adult, adolescent, and/or childhood influenza vaccination rates within their communities during the 2011-2012 influenza season, the National Influenza Vaccine Summit is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 NIVS Immunization Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented during the National Influenza Vaccine Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, May 17, 2012.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying, which happens online, can hurt feelings and damage relationships, and it is increasing with emerging technologies. One-click access to the Internet makes it that much more dangerous for kids.
Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables
QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Reported Fair or Poor Health,* by Type of Locality† — National Health Interview Survey, 2008–2010§
Announcements: Air Quality Awareness Week — April 30–May 4, 2012
Announcements: Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction — United States, 2012
Severe Coinfection with Seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) Virus and Staphylococcus aureus — Maryland, February–March 2012
Occupational Phosphine Gas Poisoning at Veterinary Hospitals from Dogs that Ingested Zinc Phosphide — Michigan, Iowa, and Washington, 2006–2011
Short Sleep Duration Among Workers — United States, 2010
Workers Memorial Day — April 28, 2012
Getting More Value for Your Premium Dollar
A new report provides estimates of insurer rebates under the Medical Loss Ratio provision of the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act.
Quality care, quality schooling
The quality of care kids get at a young age could impact them and their moms. Researchers looked at care in children from birth to age four and a half, using surveys, observations, and physical exams.
Toddlers, smoke and allergies
A study finds that 2-year-olds who were around secondhand smoke are more likely to have less lung function at 7 years of age. And researchers say some have more risk than others.