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Can we prevent another Sandy Hook?

by: Ingrid Daffner Krasnow and Heather Gehlert
posted on Friday, December 21, 2012

Will the nation’s grief and outrage over the Newtown, Conn., shooting finally translate into action to prevent future violence? Or will momentum fade as it did following similar tragedies? A trend emerging from recent media coverage gives us reason for hope.

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30 reasons to be thankful for public health

by: Heather Gehlert
posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Many of public health’s greatest advances — and the struggles it took to achieve them — are easy to take for granted. As I reflect this holiday season on all the things I have to be thankful for, I’m reminded of the important role the field plays in my life and the lives of so many others.

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Echoes of the tobacco wars: Why is Big Soda afraid to publicly oppose the Richmond soda tax?

by: Andrew Cheyne
posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012

The city council of Richmond, Calif., has made headlines by putting a soda tax on the ballot. This has the beverage industry running scared and once again borrowing tactics from Big Tobacco — this time in an effort to deceive voters.

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Hang in there, advocates: Change takes time

by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012

In the fight for public health and social change, advocacy groups must often work for decades before seeing real change. But, as a recent victory for environmental health advocates shows, the struggle is well worth it. And media advocacy can play an important role in getting there.

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What is PepsiCo buying with donations to communities of color?

by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is one of several prominent Latino organizations that has recently accepted large sums of money from PepsiCo. In doing so, such groups gain much-needed funds for scholarships and internships but may risk losing something even bigger.

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