tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43711238981503565862011-07-29T23:57:46.204-07:00Wastewater Education/Onsite Wastewater DiscussionWastewater Education/Onsite Wastewater of NW MI is a regional collaborative 510(c)3 devoted to providing education resources concerning wastewater systems and community planning options. Serving local government, regulatory agencies, community groups and individuals, Wastewater Education represents many diverse stakeholders. We seek to build partnerships and a greater awareness, that water quality is directly linked to the use of appropriate wastewater systems and their management.Dendra Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176649768453656773noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371123898150356586.post-37084747739174047462011-07-22T14:50:00.000-07:002011-07-22T14:50:03.792-07:00New Study Shows Increased Public Health Spending Can Save Lives<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Investments in Prevention Linked with Decreased Mortality Rates<br />A new study released online this week by the journal Health Affairs strengthens the hypothesis that if local public health agencies spend more on keeping people healthy, they can save more lives lost to preventable illnesses.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The study, which was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides compelling evidence that increased public health investments may contribute to gains in community health outcomes. Mays and Smith found that between 1993 and 2005, public health spending increased among 65 percent of local public health agencies. In communities that increased public health spending by 10 percent, infant mortality rate declined 6.85 percent, heart disease deaths declined 3.22 percent and deaths from diabetes and cancer also declined.</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/product.jsp?id=72596&cid=XEM_205604">Read the study and learn more about the Foundation’s investment in public health services and systems research.</a><br />Join the conversation about this topic and more at NewPublicHealth.org.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4371123898150356586-3708474773917404746?l=ownwmidiscussion.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dendra Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176649768453656773noreply@blogger.com0