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January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An examination of the methodologic issues of assessing evidence to inform policies and programs on the social determinants of health argues that randomized controlled trials are inadequate because randomization in studies of social factors is not always ethical, feasible, desirable or useful.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The personal health choices available to individuals are constrained or enabled by social contexts.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses efforts to eliminate health disparities in the United States. Social determinants such as education, location and income have a profound effect on health outcomes. The author introduces a new organization charged with develo ...
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors examined evidence and uncertainties concerning the use of partnerships to improve the performance of the public health system, with a special focus on partnerships between public health agencies and health care organizations.
July 1, 2009 | Report
This report details how obesity policies are failing in America.
April 1, 2011 | Book
The authors examine relationships between body mass index (BMI) and wages.
National Program
Practical tools that policy-makers, public health practitioners, and leaders in other fields and venues can use to increase the support for and use of law to improve and protect health.
National Program
Program to transform and strengthen the public health infrastructure so that states, local communities, and their public health agencies may respond to the challenge to protect and improve the public's health in the 21st century.
National Program
To accelerate the development of the leadership capacity of state and territorial health officers as policy-makers, administrators and advocates for the health of the public.
January 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
Knowledge Asset: Case studies describe the nature of the threats of litigation against public health law and provide insight into how the public health officials responded to the threats.