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Mandatory Vaccination Of Health Care Workers, Alexandra M. Stewart
Mandatory Vaccination Of Health Care Workers, Alexandra M. Stewart
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
New York State’s regulations require health care workers who have direct contact with patients or who may expose patients to disease to be vaccinated against seasonal and H1N1 influenza. Courts must take into account Constitutional guarantees of personal autonomy, freedom of contract, and freedom of religion when reviewing the current lawsuits. These rights, however, have been constrained when they conflict with government measures that are intended to protect the community’s health and safety. Health care workers have a profound effect on patients’ health. Although they have the same rights as all private citizens, it is likely that courts will continue …
Women's Health And Health Care Reform: The Economic Burden Of Disease In Women, Susan F. Wood, Avi Dor, Rebekah E. Gee, Alison Harms, D. Richard Mauery, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Ellen Tan
Women's Health And Health Care Reform: The Economic Burden Of Disease In Women, Susan F. Wood, Avi Dor, Rebekah E. Gee, Alison Harms, D. Richard Mauery, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Ellen Tan
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report estimates the direct and indirect costs of care for women for the major chronic diseases and conditions that women face across the lifespan. It also identifies the key primary care and preventive services that can lead to prevention, early detection or early intervention for these conditions. Health care screening, counseling, early diagnosis, and early intervention health care services are important for women at each stage of their lives. But women typically seek care in primary care settings for family planning services and cancer screening prior to becoming pregnant. As a result, high quality care during the reproductive years …
Why Policy Matters, D. Richard Mauery
Why Policy Matters, D. Richard Mauery
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
The Editors and Editorial Board of Women’s Health Issues are pleased to publish in this issue the first article in a new category of peer-reviewed manuscripts for our journal, ‘‘Policy Matters.’’