Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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How Does Federal Food Safety Legislation Protect the Nation's Food Supply?
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Each year, roughly 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne diseases, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from related complications.
lmpact of FDA Drug Risk Communications on Health Care Utilization and Health Behaviors
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Drug risks are often found after market approval. This article reviews prior literature on how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communicates risks to the general public and providers, and its impact on drug utilization, health outcomes, a ...
Stronger Partnerships for Safer Food
April 17, 2009 | Issue Brief
An agenda for strengthening state and local roles in the nation's food safety system.
Keeping America's Food Safe
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A blueprint for fixing the food safety system at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Agriculture Policy is Health Policy
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Arguing that a healthy food system should ensure the well-being of both consumers and farmers (in addition to the producers, processors and distributors upon whom they depend), the authors make several recommendations for personal, institutional and regulatory actions that health professionals can take to influence future food policy.
Recipe for a Better Tomorrow
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Food and agricultural businesses must take responsibility for improving the benefits they bring to the environment, as well as the health and well-being of the people and communities they touch, according to this commentary by a food industry executive appearing in a special issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition.
Ethical Considerations in Orphan Drug Approval and Use
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
While the 1983 Orphan Drug Act led to a boom in development and production of orphan drugs, inattentive regulatory standards may imperil patients with rare diseases.
Stronger Partnerships for Safer Food
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: By bringing together state and local officials, their federal counterparts and diverse stakeholders of the food safety system, this project developed an agenda for strengthening state and local roles in the food safety system.
Live Well Greenville
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
These resources from San Souci Community Garden, were designed to serve as guides for gardeners in growing fresh, healthy food in their community gardens.