Inequity of health care

As opposed to the amazing speed with which Americans are able to access good emergency health care as well as safe and reliable medicine, the inequity of quality health care in poorer parts of the globe seems fairly obvious. What signs, if any, have we seen that significant strides are being made in this area? Is the lack of progress in narrowing this gap due to the politicization of health care in this country?

Changes in school lunches

With schools open for the year, we can expect many changes, not the least of which will be with school lunches. We'd like to hear from parents, caregivers and educators -- have you noticed changes in cafeteria menus and/or vending machine choices?

What is healthy to eat?

How do I know what is healthy to eat in this world of conflicting nutrition advice?

Welcome to the Regional Read 2007 MY Health blog

Hi everyone, Welcome to the Regional Read 2007 MY Health blog. Globalization and the flattening of our world have brought about tremendous changes in health, medicine, disease control and health care. We look forward to your comments and thoughts on the issues related to globalization and health on this blog.