Recommended Reading: The Sequester and Public Health
March 15, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Recommended Reading: The Sequester and Public Health
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Health Issues on Ballots Across the Country
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
Caffeine in Your Jelly Beans?
May 7, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will investigate the safety of caffeine in food products, especially the effects of caffeine on children and teens.
Faces of Public Health: Fern Goodhart
April 5, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is currently accepting applications through April 8 for the association’s one-year Public Health Fellowship in Government.
Increasing Life Expectancy Could Undercut Social Security Viability, Scholar Finds
August 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Our previous research has shown that the government’s mortality forecasts could be off by several years. If we’re living longer than official government projections, that’s a good thing—it’s a good sign for population health—but there are some conse ...
Ruling's Impact is Not Through the Election
July 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
But that's not stopping anyone from speculating. Even before the ruling, soothsayers were prognosticating. I think I've heard every variation on following Mad Lib: if the Supreme Court rules up/down/a mix, then liberals/conservatives will be embolde ...
Same-Sex Marriage Policies Harm LGBT Health
June 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This may well be true, but social science research indicates that policies banning same-sex marriage do, in fact, hurt people. In a series of studies that my colleagues and I have conducted, we have shown that same-sex marriage policies affect the m ...
James Hodge: Q&A on Public Health Law and Health Impact Assessment
April 6, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report finds that some existing laws on the books across the nation offer critical opportunities to improve Americans’ health through the use of health impact assessments. >>Read more on the new report. >>Follow our coverage from the National ...
New Report: Laws and Policies that Support Health Impact Assessment
April 6, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report, "Legal Review Concerning the Use of Health Impact Assessments in Non-Health Sectors," released yesterday at the inaugural National Health Impact Assessment Meeting, finds that a wide variety of existing laws offer important opportuniti ...
FDA Requires Tobacco Firms to Report Key Components of Cigarettes
April 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will require tobacco companies to report on a range of toxic chemical ingredients, as well as back up any claims for "safer" tobacco products. Both actions will have a public comment period ...