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Blog Post
March 2018 Christopher F. Koller,
As the know-it-all big brother, I take the job of telling my sister what to do very seriously. So when she starts giving me lessons in my supposed… More
Publication
February 2018 Noam N. Levey,
The opioid epidemic has spawned numerous state efforts to develop strategies to combat the crisis. While each strategy on its own may be worthwhile, effectively coordinating these efforts will likely prove to be the key to reducing the number of families and communities damaged by opioid abuse. Summarizing the critical experience of senior officials working on the crisis, this issue brief identifies the key ingredients in a coordinated state opioid strategy. More
October 2017 David K. Jones, Christopher J. Louis,
We know that state health policy can play an important role in improving population health. But where have there been objective improvements in the health of residents? How were those improvements achieved and what are the lessons? More
February 2017 Gary Young,
In the last few years, hospitals have had to respond to changes in the health care environment. Some of the challenges they’ve faced involve… More
December 2015
State agencies focused on health policy and regional health improvement collaboratives ought to be able to align their agendas. They both share a… More
March 2015 Maia Crawford, Tricia McGinnis, John Auerbach, Kristin Golden,
There is growing recognition among state policymakers that improving health outcomes is as much about addressing the social determinants of poor… More
April 2013
In this incisive examination of lead poisoning during the past half century, Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner focus on one of the most contentious… More
January 2013
Deceit and Denial details the attempts by the chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present… More
December 2011
Since the 1950s, the American pharmaceutical industry has been heavily criticized for its profit levels, the high cost of prescription drugs, drug… More
June 2011
240 pages Cloth $52.95 Paper $22.95 Ebook $22.95 A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed,… More
