Improving Diabetes Care for All New Yorkers

N.Y. Adopts Code to Monitor Diabetics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 14, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hoping to save hundreds of lives, New York adopted a health code regulation Wednesday that will make it the first American city to keep track of people with diabetes in much the same way it does with patients infected with HIV or tuberculosis

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America's Health Rankings 2005

From the foreword:

"This year's report calls out for action. While the overall health of the nation has improved 18.4 percent over the 16 years that this report has been compiled, progress has now leveled off considerably. Indeed, the past five years have seen an annual rate of aggregate improvement of only o.3 percent as compared to the 1.5 percent improvement noted in the 1990s. This stagnation is most notably accounted for by lack of progress in decreasing the prevalence of smoking, obesity, infant mortality and the percentage of children in poverty..."

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Search Engine Use Soars

11/20/2005 by Lee Rainie
Search engine use shoots up in the past year and edges towards email as the primary internet application.


Search engines have become an increasingly important part of the online experience of American internet users. The most recent findings from Pew Internet & American Life tracking surveys and consumer behavior trends from the comScore Media Metrix consumer panel show that about 60 million American adults are using search engines on a typical day.

For more information, please visit Pew Internet and American Life Project

When the Doctor Is in, but You Wish He Weren't

By GINA KOLATA
Published: November 30, 2005
Correction Appended
Joanne Wong's doctor correctly figured out what was wrong with her. But he would not tell her.
Full article available from The New York Times

New Guideline on Physical Activity

New from the National Guideline Clearinghouse:
Increasing physical activity in schools: kindergarten through eighth grade.

All school children grades kindergarten (K) through eighth grade should participate in substantial amounts of physical activity (a minimum of 1 hour per day) and limited amounts of sedentary behavior (no more than 2 hours per day) unless medical conditions are present that prohibit these activity levels. Medical conditions should be evaluated on an individual basis in consultation with the primary healthcare provider (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2004). Students with disabilities should be offered opportunities to increase physical activity levels through individually appropriate adaptive physical education measures

For more information, visit: National Guideline Clearinghouse