Public Health Moment

More than 9 million American children are living without health insurance. How does Minnesota compare to the rest of the country? We asked Lynn Blewett, a health policy expert at the University of Minnesota.

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Binge drinking, the act of drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in a row, has declined since the 1980s among our nation’s youth, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

That’s encouraging, says Rhonda Jones-Webb, an epidemiology professor at the University of Minnesota. Still, she says, alcohol use remains widespread.

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April 9 is World Health Day, a time to commemorate the work of the World Health Organization, the health agency of the United Nations.

This year’s theme is international health security. According to Marguerite Pappaioanou, a University of Minnesota epidemiologist, says routine health issues, such as malnutrition, continue to be the major threats to global health.

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The first week of April is National Public Health Week. Each year, to celebrate the event, the University of Minnesota sponsors a Public Health Film Festival. John Finnegan, dean of the University's School of Public Health, says the chosen films portray the many dimensions of public health.

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