Nevada Public Health Association

NEVADA HEALTH MATTERS

John Packham, PhD authors this column addressing public health policy issues in Nevada for the Reno Gazette- Journal. John is a Past President of NPHA, Chair of the NPHA Advocacy and Policy Committee, and is Nevada's Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association.

2015-2017

2017 Articles

01/27/17: Dismantle and Delay

2016 Articles

09/04/16: A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

05/30/16: Goal For World No Tobacco Day: New Packaging Regulations

03/13/16: What's Missing from Marijuana Legalization? Oversight.

01/06/16: Nevada's Unfinished Business of Tobacco Prevention

2015 Articles

12/21/15: State's Health Improves Despite Miserly Public Health Budget

11/08/15: Building a Culture of Health

10/18/15: Chronic Disease Should be Focus of Health Care Proposals