Happy Earth Day! Mobile patient health and the health of our planet are intimately connected. Planetary health is a field of study dedicated to better understanding the interconnectedness between the human and natural systems. The Lancet’s new Planetary Health journal [2] focuses exclusively on the topic. In what ways does planetary health come into your practice?
Back to Five on Friday: Here at MCN, many articles and resources cross our desks each week about health. Here are a few that we’d like to share.
- Amy, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, listened to this lecture [3] earlier this week. “Very important to understand more about Neonicotinoid pesticides and their effect on human health,” she said
- Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health, shared Farmworker Justice’s new bulletin, focused on health technology for mobile populations [4]. On April 26th, FJ will offer a webinar [5] on the topic.
- Candace also emailed saying, “This is one worth celebrating...our declining infant mortality rate. Check out the link to the CDC report [6] and the graphs that show how low those rates are for Latinos.”
- Claire, Writer and Editor, pulled out this quote from a recent StatNews op-ed [7] on Zika: "Just 65 percent of babies born to mothers who tested positive for Zika were themselves tested for it, and only 25 percent received brain scans — despite recommendations that 100 percent of such babies be tested."
- Theressa, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, reminded us that April is Donate Life Month [8].
Have a safe and healthy weekend.
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