Public health response for the 1996 Olympic Games
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Scientists from the Georgia Division of Public Health describe the ongoing public health activities during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The Public Health Command Center was created to coordinate all public health issues and responses. This included enforcing all regulations regarding food services, solid waste, swimming pools and water supplies. Over 300 environmentalists conducted thousands of inspections of food vendors, portable toilets and waste collection sites. Stations throughout each venue gave spectators hats, water, sunscreen and advice about preventing heat-related illness.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Media advocacy for public health
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Ignorance or political opposition towards public health problems largely results from the way those problems are portrayed in the media. Objectives for media advocacy should include introducing new information and improving public attitudes.
Publication Name: World Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0043-8502
Year: 1997
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