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Maryland Health Connection

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The healthcare field is the subject of a host of federal statutes, regulations, guidelines, interpretive information, and model guidance. Public health has been described as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.” 52 It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis.

Performance management was noted as an Area of Excellence by the PHAB Accreditation Committee, specifically the Healthy Vermonters 2020 performance management system and Public Health Stat. And after factoring … Read More..

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Maryland Health Connection

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Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 18 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs. We found that, in the USA, the risk of developing cancer has increased in younger adults for six of 12 obesity-related cancers, with a steeper increase in progressively younger ages (pwald<0.05) and="" successively="" younger="" generations="" born="" since="" around="">

The decline in risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and, lung, larynx, and bladder cancers in successive generations born since about 1950 is largely due to decreases in smoking initiation and increased smoking cessation, while the decline in risk of Kaposi … Read More..