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..The activity and output of the Victorian brain and spinal cord injury research sector increased substantially during a period coinciding with increased funding...

..To examine state policies associated with adoption of a pharmaceutical agent-naltrexone-by substance abuse treatment facilities to treat alcohol-dependent clients...

..This study describes the development process, the inter-rater reliability to code state policies enacted as of December 2003, and the variability in state policies related to the school nutrition environment...

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..Effective public education to change public opinion and the cultural norms surrounding smoking may affect political decisions and, in turn, increase funding for crucial public health programs...

..More recently, these issues have been taken up by states and in the international arena...

..State fiscal crises affected amounts spent by states from settlement funds as well as the probability of securitizing future cash flows from the settlements...

..Despite controversy surrounding the use of funds arising from settlement agreements with the tobacco industry, little is known about the role of these funds in expenditures for state tobacco-control programs...

..To develop and implement a system for rating state clean indoor air laws...

..To describe the design and baseline results of an evaluation of the Western Australian government's pedestrian-friendly subdivision design code (Liveable Neighborhood (LN) Guidelines)...

..State policies aimed at controlling youth access to tobacco are an important component of public health efforts to reduce smoking prevalence among youth and prevent subsequent disease...

..Both researchers and community activists have an interest in understanding the factors that predict support for the regulation of ETS...

..The wide dissemination of region- and state-level quit lines has been a major goal for public health agencies. However, connecting patients in primary care settings to state-level quit lines has not been evaluated...

..Comprehensive community-wide tobacco control programs are considered appropriate public health approaches to reduce population smoking prevalence...

..Efforts to augment state tobacco control efforts might be fostered by greater knowledge of state level factors associated with the funding and implementation of those efforts...

..The real-life context in which policymakers are situated and make decisions also is crucial to the development of evidence-informed policy...

..Systematic reporting by health care professionals and laboratories, which may vary by state law, statute, or regulation, continues to provide essential data for assessing public health...

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..This paper compares state survey and CPS estimates of uninsurance, highlights key reasons for these differences, and discusses the policy implications of this persistent discrepancy...

..Robert Taft, right, a Republican senator from Ohio, played a large role in making certain that states, rather than the federal government, had maximum administrative authority...

..Our goal was to gain an understanding of the extent to which environmental public health tracking (EPHT) has progressed since the release of the 2000 Pew Environmental Health Commission report examining the nation's EPHT infrastructure...

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..Five areas warranting further attention are presented as lessons learned and potential areas for grant making...

..Policymakers charged with funding public health programs should consider this study's findings, which indicate that money allocated to vaccine activities translates directly into higher vaccine coverage rates...

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..CONCLUSIONS: We think there are several options to consider for coordinating a federal and state data collection strategy to inform state and national policy on coverage and access...

..These laws are aimed at balancing the need to controlling use with adverse consequences against the therapeutic benefits opiate medications provide the public...

..The United States allocates more than $900 million annually for the prevention of HIV infection. We assessed the impact of this funding on HIV testing and knowledge...

..Results suggest that despite an increasing availability of caregiver supports in all 50 states, there is also a great unevenness in services and service options for family caregivers across the states and within states...

..In addition, various types of economic evaluations are defined, and a number of economic studies are explored...

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..Recommendations are offered on the basis of these findings to aid public health to close this gap by framing a movement toward transparency...

..This sort of intergovernmental partnership provides the best model for innovative health policy leadership...

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..This issue brief, the sixth in a series, updates an earlier version of Rite of Passage..

..Congress should amend the Medicaid statute to ensure the rights of Medicaid recipients...

..The result has been a tilting of public mental health care toward Medicaid-covered people and services...

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..3 billion). Thus, public expenditures for family planning care not only help women to achieve their childbearing goals, but they also save public dollars: Our calculations indicate that for every $1 spent, $4.02 is saved...

..and developmental child health services; 3) supporting additional research on child health quality and outcomes in primary care; and 4) providing incentives to states to promote evidence-based practices in children's primary health care..

..The data were collected through various governmental websites, contact with people directly, and a literature review. Based on the comparison, seven recommendations for smoking control strategies were made primarily for Korea...

..A public health finance research agenda should address ways to improve the fit between funding allocation formulas and program objectives...

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..These efforts serve the dual purpose of deterring future terrorist attacks while greatly improving responses to a number of other health emergencies and disasters...

..State and local health departments and the health care system are major components in the detection of outbreaks...

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..States were equally likely to adopt utilization controls for health and long-term care services regardless of state revenue or health expenditures...

..Finally, academic health care centers that link with community providers and with state government encourage the retention of generalist physicians through continuing education and teaching networks.

..There is a need for governments to protect the public as CAM practices appear to proliferate, and to move forward by regulating those groups that meet the provincial criteria for self-regulation...

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..It does not attempt to discuss every case or piece of legislation, but instead seeks to summarize some of the more significant developments in this area of law...

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..To date the risk for litigation against medical toxicologists serving in the role of poison control center (PCC) consultants has not been assessed...

..In these tight budgetary times, many states have made, or are considering making, cuts in state health care spending. One way to reduce spending and the number of uninsured is to leverage local dollars...

..The system is currently under evaluation for possible reproduction in as many as 60 small clinics and hospitals throughout the country...

..To describe and contrast individual state nutrition and physical activity regulations related to childhood obesity for child care centers and family child care homes in the United States...

..CONCLUSIONS: Universal screening for HIV in pregnancy is achievable and desirable and provides the best opportunity to minimize the number of new neonatal HIV infections...

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..Understanding the politics of policy change as exemplified in this case can be useful in assessing future prospects for health system reform in Canada and laying the groundwork for further comparative study...

..Given legal uncertainty, and the similar experience with syringe exchange programs, we recommend a process of sustained health research, strategic advocacy, and political deliberation...

..The study will also investigate relationships between different components of the dietary pattern, circulating carotenoids and study endpoints. ..

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..Regardless of the outcome of the dietary intervention, the results of this study will have major implications for future directions of research in breast cancer control. ..

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..Together these data allow us to calculate a precise measure of the advertisements to which each youth was exposed. This will allow us to better estimate how food advertising impacts youth consumption. ..

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..Part I and Part II will proceed simultaneously to inform each other throughout the four-year study period. ..

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..A new theory-based measure of early dependence for youths will be tested against established measures of dependence. ..

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..Generalized Growth Mixture Modeling will be used to test the study hypotheses. ..

..It is our hope that this work will facilitate the development of targeted and novel approaches to overcoming these barriers. ..

..The knowledge gained from this study would have direct bearing on efforts to improve care in PACE programs, as well as implications for other programs serving frail, non-institutionalized elderly. ..

..Findings from the proposed study would provide timely and critical evidence regarding the implementation and effectiveness of one promising practice, with direct relevance to translation of findings into practice and policy. ..

..The significance of this project lies in its potential to help clinicians and policymakers assess and manage competing risk and benefit claims. ..

..The University of Utah is a major academic institution with many distinguished scientists, and offers an excellent environment for Dr. Nanney to develop her skills and gain additional expertise to accomplish her goals. ..

..Thus, PA can help reduce human suffering, offset premature death and disability, and improve quality of life for a segment of the population stricken by abysmal health - older AA men. ..

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..The significance of this project lies in its potential to help clinicians and policymakers assess and manage competing risk and benefit claims. ..

..This proposal directly addresses the need to better understand multi-level factors involved in physical activity behavior change, RFA #CA-04-009 "Mechanisms of Physical Activity Behavior Change". ..

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..The project builds on program of health services research by the Principal Investigator that has focused on child, adolescent, and family behavioral health issues. ..

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..The long-term goal of this research is to develop better interventions which help prevent cancer, and other chronic health conditions, by involving spouses in preventive behavior change programs. ..

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..This proposal directly addresses the need to better understand multi-level factors involved in physical activity behavior change, RFA #CA-04-009 "Mechanisms of Physical Activity Behavior Change". ..

..Upon completion, our study will provide policy-relevant dissemination strategies that can be adapted to other settings and risk factors. ..

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