Minnesota Institute of Public Health

From Executive Director Jerry Jaker "I am pleased to forward some helpful insight in this blog on Program Evaluation, written by Tom Griffin and Becky Sechrist of our staff."

Most are aware our outgoing U.S. President commenced the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives. The concept was to permit faith-based groups to have a “level playing field” in pursuing...

From Executive Director Jerry Jaker "Please read the blog below from our MIPH Medical Director Neal Holtan, M.D., M.P.H., M.A. who describes the formal relationship MIPH has with the Mayo College of Preventive Medicine. Our projects and initiatives are greatly enhanced by Neal's leadership in this important collaboration..."

Late last week CNN and other news outlets ran the startling story that more U.S. marines were killed in motorcycle accidents (25) than were killed in Iraq (20) over the past twelve months. Over 18,000 of the nearly 200,000 U.S. Marines stateside...