Guided by local needs and strengthened by dedicated community partnerships, Mercy Health continues to advance health and well‑being across the communities it serves. In the Mahoning Valley, the ...

Peak bone mass is typically achieved by age 18 and can be increased though age 30, so a focus on increasing bone mass in childhood up to the third decade of life is important from a preventive health ...

The Drexel Pathway to Medical School (DPMS) is a one-year master's degree program with early assurance into the College of Medicine. The program provides students who have taken pre-med classes the ...

Health educators play an important role in every child’s education. They teach children and teenagers about nutrition, personal health, exercise, sexuality and substances. In many ways, they become ...

If Canada is serious about reconciliation, it must change how it trains health professionals. Right now, too few Indigenous doctors, nurses and other providers are working in communities that need ...

Health education programs have been informed by several theoretical models of health behavior change including the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Reasoned Action, and the Operant Learning Theory ...