People have been defining and re-defining the word “health” for a long time now. Today the word most often refers to physical health, and the phrase “health care” has come to mean primarily care of ...

Despite increasingly frequent references to global health from media, scholars and students, the term is rarely defined. And when it is defined, it is often merely a rephrased definition of public ...

Not only do I think we need to revolutionize the way we as patients and healers collaborate; I also think we need to redefine how we think about health. It's time to think BIG, baby. "Health" is ...

Population health management is a concept embraced by the healthcare industry, but because there is no real uniform definition of the term, George Washington University's (GWU) online Executive Master ...

I recently had the pleasure of opening and moderating the first day of the 2014 Colorado Health Symposium, which had as its theme “Transforming Health: The Power of Engagement.” I found thinking about ...

The World Health Organization and 500 experts have established a consensus on the definition of airborne diseases. The groups are aiming to prevent confusion similar to that experienced during the ...

A new generation of activists is calling for bold responses to the climate crisis. Although young people are motivated to act on climate issues, existing educational frameworks do not adequately ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...