A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study confirms that outrigger canoe paddling is far more than a state team sport. It's a way ...

In 2010, the American Heart Association defined a novel construct of cardiovascular health to promote a paradigm shift from a focus solely on disease treatment to one inclusive of positive health ...

In early November, following extensive debate by the RISE negotiated rule-making committee, the U.S. Department of Education proposed a definition of “professional degree” for federal student aid that ...

The term “behavioral health” refers to the connection between a person’s habits, actions, and emotional well-being, which affect their overall health. Behavioral health encompasses mental health ...

Last week, the Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee reached preliminary consensus on a proposed definition of “professional degree programs” under the ...

Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include new information posted by Attorney General Todd Rokita from his Facebook account. On Sept. 17, Ball State University released a statement ...

Health promotion is a discipline that seeks to improve the health of individuals and communities through education, behavior change, and environmental improvement. Health promotion draws from several ...

The UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NCDs) in 2025 is a key moment for Heads of State and Government, civil society, academia, philanthropies, and ...

Defending COVID-19 policies against legal challenges, government officials relied heavily on Jacobson v. Massachusetts, a 1905 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a smallpox vaccine mandate ...

Since the first International Conference on Health Promotion in 1986, settings have been recognized as fundamental to maintaining and promoting health. Despite terminological variations and conceptual ...