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Medical Scholars Update, Susan L. Rattner Jun 2005

Medical Scholars Update, Susan L. Rattner

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: General Medicine Attending In 1995 : Observations And Reflections, David B. Nash Jun 2005

From The Editor: General Medicine Attending In 1995 : Observations And Reflections, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution Or Band-Aid For The Uninsured?, Jennifer Ryan Jun 2005

Local Coverage Initiatives: Solution Or Band-Aid For The Uninsured?, Jennifer Ryan

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief surveys health coverage expansion initiatives that are operating on the county or local level, often without the benefit of federal funding. The paper explores the circumstances that have made these initiatives possible and considers the ongoing barriers that local policymakers face in sustaining the programs. Descriptions of four initiatives illustrate the range and variety of programs in operation today and offer both best practices and lessons learned for other communities. The paper also includes a brief analysis of the key elements that make up a successful coverage initiative. Finally, this issue brief considers the role of local …


Credits Jun 2005

Credits

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Novel Gene Therapy Yields Funding Support, Jerold A. Glick Jun 2005

Novel Gene Therapy Yields Funding Support, Jerold A. Glick

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Community-Oriented Primary Care, Janice E. Nevin Jun 2005

Community-Oriented Primary Care, Janice E. Nevin

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Capitated Contracting In The Department Of Radiology, David C. Levin Jun 2005

Capitated Contracting In The Department Of Radiology, David C. Levin

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


National Biotech Organization Chooses Philadelphia For Annual Meeting, Morton D. Sosland Jun 2005

National Biotech Organization Chooses Philadelphia For Annual Meeting, Morton D. Sosland

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Biotechnology Program Prepares Future Researchers, Lydia E. Mcmorrow, Shirley E. Greening Jun 2005

Biotechnology Program Prepares Future Researchers, Lydia E. Mcmorrow, Shirley E. Greening

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


The Outpatient Experience Through The Eyes Of The Patient, Elizabeth Dunn, Carmhiel Brown Jun 2005

The Outpatient Experience Through The Eyes Of The Patient, Elizabeth Dunn, Carmhiel Brown

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Health Policy Newsletter Goes On-Line!, Anthony J. Frisby Jun 2005

Health Policy Newsletter Goes On-Line!, Anthony J. Frisby

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: Can Case Management Help?, David B. Nash Jun 2005

From The Editor: Can Case Management Help?, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Credits Jun 2005

Credits

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Nash At Monash, David B. Nash Jun 2005

Nash At Monash, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Adoption Of Zidovudine In Clinical Practice: Differences Between Specialists And Generalists, Leona E. Markson, Leon E. Cosler, Barbara J. Turner Jun 2005

Adoption Of Zidovudine In Clinical Practice: Differences Between Specialists And Generalists, Leona E. Markson, Leon E. Cosler, Barbara J. Turner

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Management Of Heart Failure In The Inpatient Setting, Cristina Gruta Jun 2005

Evaluating The Management Of Heart Failure In The Inpatient Setting, Cristina Gruta

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Cancer Screening In Primary Care: Obstacles For Physicians, Richard C. Wender Jun 2005

Cancer Screening In Primary Care: Obstacles For Physicians, Richard C. Wender

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Uses Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Assessing Severity And Forecasting Motor Recovery Of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Claire M. Spettell, Adam E. Flanders Jun 2005

Uses Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Assessing Severity And Forecasting Motor Recovery Of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Claire M. Spettell, Adam E. Flanders

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Health Care And The "Iway", Rodney B. Murray Jun 2005

Health Care And The "Iway", Rodney B. Murray

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


From The Editor: The Usqa Managed Care Fellowship At Jefferson, David B. Nash Jun 2005

From The Editor: The Usqa Managed Care Fellowship At Jefferson, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.


Children With Special Health Care Needs: Minding The Gaps, Christie Provost Peters Jun 2005

Children With Special Health Care Needs: Minding The Gaps, Christie Provost Peters

National Health Policy Forum

This background paper examines the issue of children with special health care needs and their interaction with the health care system. Results from recent national and state surveys and studies were used to review the medical expenditures, utilization, and insurance coverage of these children. The paper also discusses weaknesses within the private and public delivery and financing systems that may hinder the access of certain families with children with special health care needs to important services.


Project Child Health Impact Assessment, Unyi Agba, Kristina Chung, David Diehl, Marisol Olivera, Yolanda Perez Jun 2005

Project Child Health Impact Assessment, Unyi Agba, Kristina Chung, David Diehl, Marisol Olivera, Yolanda Perez

Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects

The 2005 Project Child Health Impact Assessment (CHIA) at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) for the UMass Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is closely related to one that members of the 2004 ELP cohort assisted with. The 2004 project team provided BMC with preliminary research regarding similar concepts in Europe, Canada and the United States. With this research in hand, the Project CHIA team at BMC decided to research, develop, write and publish pilot analyses that illustrated the impact of public policy on children's health. The 2005 ELP team was asked to provide guidance regarding a communications strategy for these pilot …


Jumping Through Summer: Challenges Of Starting A Jump Rope Program Jun 2005

Jumping Through Summer: Challenges Of Starting A Jump Rope Program

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Seasonal Resident And Year-Round Resident Hospitalizations In Florida Jun 2005

A Comparison Of Seasonal Resident And Year-Round Resident Hospitalizations In Florida

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.


Our Public Health History In Florida: Interviews With The Department Chairs Jun 2005

Our Public Health History In Florida: Interviews With The Department Chairs

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.


Our Public Health History In Florida: Interview With Donna J. Petersen Jun 2005

Our Public Health History In Florida: Interview With Donna J. Petersen

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.


Horse Farm Owner Dies When Pinned Under Golf Cart, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Jun 2005

Horse Farm Owner Dies When Pinned Under Golf Cart, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Other

On January 31, 2004, a 45-year old female horse farm owner (decedent) died when she was pinned under a golf cart. The woman had driven a gas-powered golf cart from her house on the farm to the horse barn to muck stalls and put horses in the barn. After driving the golf cart into the barn, the farm owner placed two square bales of hay on the golf cart; one on the back and one on the passenger side of the front seat. Leaving the ignition key of the golf cart in the “on” position, she left the golf cart …


Rural Methamphetamine Abuse: An Ethnographic Perspective, Rocky L. Sexton, Robert G. Carlson Jun 2005

Rural Methamphetamine Abuse: An Ethnographic Perspective, Rocky L. Sexton, Robert G. Carlson

Population and Public Health Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Stimulant Abuse In Ohio And The Rural South, Robert G. Carlson Jun 2005

Stimulant Abuse In Ohio And The Rural South, Robert G. Carlson

Population and Public Health Sciences Faculty Publications

This paper summarizes the methods and findings from two NIDA-supported studies of methamphetamine (MA) abuse in rural Ohio, Kentucky, and Arkansas, conducted by researchers at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the University of Kentucky. In addition, patterns of MA abuse among young adult MDMA/ecstasy users in urban central Ohio are described. Finally, preliminary findings from the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network on trends in methamphetamine abuse in Dayton, Ohio, are presented.


Secular Trends In Life Expectancy By Diet Status Among Never Smoking Seventh-Day Adventists, Noha Salim Daher Jun 2005

Secular Trends In Life Expectancy By Diet Status Among Never Smoking Seventh-Day Adventists, Noha Salim Daher

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

To evaluate how life expectancy changed by age and secular time from 1960 through 1988, two cohort studies, the Adventist Mortality Study (AMS, 1960-1985, n = 27,530) and the Adventist Health Study (AHS, 1976-1988, n = 34,192) were combined. The life expectancy of omnivores was compared to vegetarians separately in never-smoking males and females for all-cause mortality, and where the cause of death was cardiovascular disease or all site-cancer. Life expectancies were calculated for subjects who had survived to ages 30, 50, 70, and 80 during six calendar periods: 1960- 1964, 1965-1969, 1970-1974, 1975-1979, 1980-1984, and 1985-1988. Ten-year calendar periods …