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H1N1 Challenges Ahead
October 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Country faces challenges in hospital care, vaccinations, antivirals, and at-risk community preparedness.
Making the Case for Laws that Improve Health
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The revival of this annual public health law meeting symbolizes the continued commitment of a wide range of important individuals and institutions to the proposition that law is of substantial importance to public health.
Five Legal Preparedness Challenges for Responding to Future Public Health Emergencies
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic provided an unprecedented opportunity to implement and exercise many of these mechanisms.
Finance
February 24, 2011 | Journal Article
PHSSR literature focuses on public health systems financing mechanisms, tools, and techniques and the relationship between public health systems costs and systems performance and outcomes.
Clinical Scholar Alum Wins Top APHA Mentoring Award
November 8, 2011 | Story
Karin Rhodes, MD, passes along the lessons she learned as a scholar to the next generation of researchers in her field.
Asleep at the Wheel: How to Avoid Drowsy Driving
November 4, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Travel with an awake passenger during long trips. That’s among the critical tips offered by the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in a survey released today on drowsy driving. The survey included over 3,000 participants a ...
Public Health Challenges of Sports-Related Head Injury
November 3, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Sports-related concussions aren’t a new problem, but their long-term public health implications are just now starting to capture the public’s attention. The urgency of this issue was underscored by the fact that Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) was a special g ...
Measuring the Impact of Farmers' Markets
October 31, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Have you ever wondered why farmers' markets open in some neighborhoods and not others? These markets—one strategy for obesity prevention, especially in low-income areas—are increasing exponentially in the U.S. In the past year, 1,000 new markets wer ...
A Prestigious Gathering, an Honor, and an Impressive Showing for RWJF
October 30, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH, FACEP, an alumnus of the RWJF Health Policy Fellows and Clinical Scholars programs, recently named head of the health research division at the RAND Corporation, who will provide an inside view of federal health policy-mak ...
RWJF Scholar Says Nurses Can Help Improve the Health of People Facing Foreclosure
October 28, 2011 | Story
Depression, other health problems common in this population.