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Introduction: Caring For The Nation--Current Issues In Health Care Reform, Susan E. Powley
Introduction: Caring For The Nation--Current Issues In Health Care Reform, Susan E. Powley
Vanderbilt Law Review
Health care reform is once again on the "front burner" of American politics. With health care costs in the United States rising at three times the rate of inflation and an increasing portion of the population falling through the cracks of the current health care delivery system,' legislators, health care professionals, and the population at large now have little difficulty agreeing that the system is badly in need of reform. This consensus, however, falls apart when discussion turns to what needs to be fixed and how to fix it. Federal legislators currently have over twenty health bills pending before them, …
Victimization And Homelessness: Cause And Effect, Pamela J. Fischer
Victimization And Homelessness: Cause And Effect, Pamela J. Fischer
New England Journal of Public Policy
The literature on the contemporary homeless population is reviewed to examine the association of victimization with homelessness. Although few studies have specifically focused on victimization, findings derived from studies investigating pathways to homelessness, prevalence of health, mental health, and substance-use disorders, and demographic profiles and life histories suggest that victimization both causes homelessness and is an outcome of losing housing. Causal sequences ending in homelessness most frequently involve domestic violence, which mainly affects women, although other types of abuse may extrude individuals from their established housing. Once they become homeless, the risk of violence escalates for people living on the …
Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger
Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger
FMHI Publications
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Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger, University Of Colorado, Boulder -- Natural Hazards Research And Applications Information Center
Natural Hazards And The Elderly, Graham A. Tobin, Jane C. Ollenburger, University Of Colorado, Boulder -- Natural Hazards Research And Applications Information Center
Natural Hazards Center Collection
by Graham A. Tobin and Jane C. Ollenburger. "Final field report"--P. 1.