Welfare reform has drastically altered the lives of poor families in the US. In its wake, many former recipients are not receiving whatever transitional benefits and other safeguards to which they remain entitled under federal and state laws. Familie...
The author used data from a larger study to examine adolescents' and adults' responses to Winston cigarettes' "No Additives" advertising campaign.|The author analyzed responses from 400 adolescents ages 12-17 and 203 adults ages 30-50 who were asked ...
Conway, George A.; Lincoln, Jennifer M.; Husberg, Bradley J.; Manwaring, Jan C.; Klatt, Michael L.; Thomas, Timothy K.;
Published Date:
1999 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 114(6):550-558
Description:
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) established its Alaska Field Station in Anchorage in 1991 after identifying Alaska as the highest-risk state for traumatic worker fatalities. Since then, the Field Station, working in ...
The purpose of this study was to gather data regarding local public health departments' involvement in activities to prevent firearm-related morbidity and mortality.|A questionnaire was sent to local public health departments serving cities with popu...
The authors present second-year utilization data and first- and second-year cost data for a community-based program in Spokane County, Washington, designed to increase access to dental care for Medicaid-enrolled children from birth to 60 months of ag...
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
Published Date:
August 6, 2012
Description:
On average, more than 50,000 refugees relocate to the United States annually. They come from diverse regions of the world and bring with them health risks and diseases common to all refugee populations as well as some that may be unique to specific p...
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of of Global Migration and Quarantine.
Published Date:
February 28, 2017
Description:
UPDATES – February 2017: Syphilis screening for all refugees ≥15 years of age if no overseas results availableSexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are major causes of acute illness and infertility worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) es...
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
Published Date:
April 7, 2014
Description:
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major cause of acute illness and infertility worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 499 million new cases of curable STDs occur annually worldwide in adults aged 1549 years . The la...
Status:
superseded
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