Public Health in the News (5/26/19 – 6/1/19)

By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief

Global

• According to a large British study, dog owners are four times more likely than people without dogs to meet today’s physical activity guidelines.

National

• Sleep apnea is on the rise due to its comorbidity with obesity, affecting 9% of women and 24% of men.