Public Health Moment

What are the risk factors for cervical cancer and what preventive measures should I take?

We asked Kristin Anderson, a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota.

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Minnesota this year will consider legislation that would ban smoking in the workplace. Why should the public care? We asked Harry Lando, a cancer epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota.

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The holidays are over. It’s a new year, and, if you’re like most people, you’ve put on an extra couple of pounds.

And now you want to start an exercises program. How much exercise is enough? Mark Pereira, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota, provides some insight.

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If and when a pandemic flu strikes, local governments will be better prepared to deal with it, thanks to planning efforts at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

According to the University’s Jill DeBoer, the initiative will identify the most problematic issues state and local agencies may confront in a pandemic, and then collect and disseminate options for addressing them.

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