Companies Say the Darnedest Things As They Try to Avoid RegulationIn a two-part series, PI's Rob Waters and William L. Haar take a look at Coca-Cola's new "Live Positively" campaign and at the "nanny state" rhetoric raised by so-called independent groups that promote junk science. Health Reform Helps Prevention Flower but Threats Endanger ProgressPI's Larry Cohen and Rob Waters discuss Obamacare's role in advancing a national prevention agenda, in a piece published in in the latest newsletter from the Society for Prevention Research. In defense of prevention, and the prevention fundIn three short years, the Prevention and Public Health Fund has provided support to immunize children, reduce chronic disease, and help communities across the country develop plans to improve the health of residents. Yet the Fund continues to come under relentless attack. Read PI Executive Director Larry Cohen's latest piece in TheHill.com on why we need to maintain our investment in prevention. Twinkie insanity hits the HouseLast month, Rep Aaron Schock of Illinois introduced a bill to muzzle the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He wants to stop the CDC from pointing out that Twinkies and sodas are bad for people's health -- supposedly because that would be bad for our country's economic growth. In our latest, we explore why this legislation is the exact opposite of what's needed to fix our nation's ailing health and economy. With Marion Nestle. The Safety Illusion: That SUV Won't Protect you from Climate ChangeRead our latest Huffington Post, co-authored with Dr. Richard Jackson, on Land Rover's recent ad campaign which preys on growing awareness about climate change to sell more cars -- and what this means for public health, safety and sustainability. |
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