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 Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Published Date:
May 2016
Series:
DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2016-158
Description:
"What are our priorities? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia. The program f...