Reducing Traumatic Brain Injuries in Youth Sports
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.
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Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
Trends in Exposure to Television Food Advertisements Among Children and Adolescents in the United States
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers examined changes in children's and adolescents' total exposure to food advertising.
Employer Demand for Health Services Researchers in the Year 2020
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper, from a series commissioned by the health services research association AcademyHealth, discusses the future of the HSR labor market. Health services researchers can help control costs, improve quality and promote health.
Calorie Labeling and Food Choices
October 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New York City's labeling mandate.
How to Bridge a Political Divide on Tobacco Policy
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
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).
Investigators Develop National Profile of Masters Programs in Health Management
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
Brenda Stevenson Marshall and Anne M. Hewitt developed a national profile of Master of Public Administration programs with a health care concentration based on a survey they conducted of representatives of the NASPAA.
Graduated Driver Licensing Decal Law
October 23, 2012 | Journal Article
Teen drivers may not like it, but New Jersey's pioneering graduated driving license decal law is estimated to have prevented more than 1,600 crashes.
A Survey of Stakeholder Knowledge, Experience, and Opinions of Advance Directives for Mental Health in Virginia
January 13, 2012 | Journal Article
An innovative Virginia health care law enables competent adults with serious mental illness to plan for treatment during incapacitating crises using an integrated advance directive with no legal distinction between psychiatric or other causes of decisional incapacity.
Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).