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Inequality, stress, and health: The Whitehall Studies
Posted by The Pump Handle on October 3, 2012
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Two landmark studies among civil servants in England helped public health researchers develop a nuanced perspective on the relationship between socioeconomic position and health.
Public health classic: Surgeon General’s 1964 Report on Smoking and Health
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on October 2, 2012 The 1964 Surgeon General’s report on “Smoking and Health” was not the first to report the grave hazards of smoking, but it capture public attention and set the ball in motion for the nation’s first tobacco control measures.