October 6, 2009
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Researchers worked to evaluate the usefulness of electronic database searches in identifying the population health outcomes of social policies in education, social welfare and criminal justice.
October 13, 2009
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When trying to implement system change, make sure that you understand the system and the barriers to change.
July 1, 2004
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The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Boston, and the CDC jointly sponsored the second annual national conference, "The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century," held June 16-18, 2003 in Atlanta.
April 1, 2002
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The American Council on Science & Health conducted a study of the perspectives on tobacco policy of a wide range of U.S. liberal and conservative leaders (which in council terms are those representing the political left and the political right).
February 20, 2013
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SAPRP funded projects that identified and assessed policies to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. The program helped ensure that the insights gained through these analyses would be used by decision-makers in the public and private sectors.
May 24, 2012
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Public Health Law Research promotes the effective use of law to improve public health. It does so through commissioning original research on the health impacts of laws and regulations and by promoting rigorous research methods.
October 12, 2011
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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids supported the FDA's new authority to regulate tobacco by monitoring tobacco industry practices, assessing and translating scientific evidence, and defending the FDA against legal challenges.
January 4, 2011
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Knowledge Asset: Case studies describe the nature of the threats of litigation against public health law and provide insight into how the public health officials responded to the threats.
December 7, 2009
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Through polling, paid advertising, media relations and grassroots organizing, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids emphasized the importance of FDA regulation over tobacco products.
March 14, 2013
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Program Result
Researchers studied public health policies in New York City and elsewhere, including bans on transfats, limits on exhaust emissions, and taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, to determine how best to move such policies through the political process.
