Health
May 20th, 2013 |
By Brielle Treece
Do school-based health centers improve sexual health outcomes for teenagers?
Posted in Child & Family, Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: birth control, condoms, Contraception, New Zealand, school nurse, school-based health centers, sexually transmitted infections, teen pregnancy, teenagers
May 8th, 2013 |
By Connor Hurley
There are disparities in healthcare utilization rates between the US and Canada for disadvantaged subgroups.
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Canada, Eric Sarpong, Health, Healthcare, Healthcare Utilization, Medicaid, National Federation of Business v. Sebelius, Preventive Healthcare, Yuriy Pylypchuk
May 7th, 2013 |
By Britta Glennon
Expert Patrick Meier discusses the role technology and social media have played in crises like the Boston bombings and how policymakers – and the crowd – can use these tools better.
Posted in Health, Law & Justice, Policy in Practice |
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Tags: #, Boston Marathon, Boston Police Department, crisis response, crowdsourcing, emergency management, hashtag, Hurricane Sandy, Patrick Meier, Reddit, social media, Technology, Twitter
May 6th, 2013 |
By Alex Usher
Breastfeeding has health benefits, but does it also carry an economic penalty for mothers?
Posted in Child & Family, Health, Labor & Finance, Research in Brief |
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Tags: breastfeeding, childbirth, children, formula, income, infants, NLSY, unemployment, women, workforce
May 3rd, 2013 |
By Elizabeth Kenefick
Enroll America’s Director of the Best Practices Institute, Jennifer Sullivan, discusses how her organization works to promote American enrollment in health coverage
Posted in Health, Policy in Practice |
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Affordable Health Care, Children's Health Insurance Program, Enroll America, Get Covered America, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Jennifer Sullivan, Medicaid, survey research
May 1st, 2013 |
By Gillian Kindel
Cost saving strategies for American correctional facilities.
Posted in Health, Law & Justice, Research in Brief |
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Tags: canteen system, co-pays, Coconino County, corrections costs, cross-training, generic drugs, Healthcare, inmate, jails, medical errors, medications, National Commission on Correctional Health Care, nurses, over the counter drugs, prisons, reminder system, researchers, Schaenmen, taxpayers, telemedicine, Urban Institute
Apr 30th, 2013 |
By Yaxi Deng
When a public health department shifts from a local independent institution to a regionalized department spending on public health services increase.
Posted in Health, Research in Brief, Urban Affairs |
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Tags: aggregate property value, Connecticut, funding, health problems, income level, intergovernmental grants, Laurie Bates, municipal spending, public health services, regionalization, Rexford Santerre, tax-share, Taxes
Apr 22nd, 2013 |
By Lindsay Haymes
How well do hospitals fare in maintaining smoke-free grounds, and who gets caught in the fray with such policies?
Posted in Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: Health Care, hospital property, hospitals, non-smoking policies, patients, second-hand smoke, smoke-free, smokers, tobacco, treatment options
Apr 15th, 2013 |
By Elizabeth Kenefick
Expansions in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are associated with improved child health outcomes.
Posted in Child & Family, Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: birth weight, children, EITC, federal tax credit, health outcomes, Hoynes, low-income, Miller, National Center for Health Statistics, Omnibus Reconciliation Acts of 1993, Simon, tax refund, University of California Davis
Apr 11th, 2013 |
By Emily L. Modlin
What dropping ten pounds could mean for your state and your pocketbook
Posted in Child & Family, Health, Research in Brief |
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Tags: BMI, fat, Health, obesity, pregnancy