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Subject: August Highlights from The Nation's Health

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August 2010
Greetings public health leaders, workers, teachers, advocates and supporters.
Here at The Nation's Health, the award-winning newspaper of the American Public Health Association, we celebrate the work you're doing every day to improve the health and well-being of your communities. We're dedicated to telling your stories, your successes, your struggles. 
Because you're on the front lines of public health, we'll be sending you Highlights from The Nation's Health 10 times a year with links to our most recent public health stories as well as to Healthy You, our free health education resource. We hope you'll share them with your friends, family and colleagues. 
In the August issue of The Nation's Health, you can read about:
U.S. Gulf oil spill poses public health threat: Response targeting workers, residents, food and air quality
Described as the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico poses serious risks to human health too - risks that could persist far into the future and about which little is known. Full story >>

New types of smokeless tobacco pose a growing threat to youth: Products mistaken for candy
The decline in the U.S. smoking rate is arguably one of the biggest achievements in the nation's public health history. But as public health makes inroads, the tobacco industry is pushing back, offering new ways to deliver nicotine and hook lifelong customers. Full story >>

Healthy You: Confused by nutrition labels? Here's some tips to use food labels to eat healthy. Download now

White House unveils plan to prevent, end homelessness
On any given night, more than 643,000 people are without homes in the United States. To confront the problem, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness in June launched its national plan to end homelessness. Full story >>

Tight economy putting the squeeze on local health departments
Local health departments continue to fight an uphill battle to provide critical health services in the face of persistently tight economic times. Full story >>

Public health extras: News roundup
Sun-sensitizing medications may interact with sun exposure to raise the risk of one type of cataracts, a recent study found. Full story >>

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