Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Framing Public Health Issues
August 30, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A Q&A with RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research recipient Matthew C. Nisbet on framing issues in a way that motivates action.
Scholars' Research Offers Insight into Future Debate over Climate Change
August 14, 2012 | Story
Study tests possible 'frames' for making the case for action on greenhouse gas emissions.
Using Biomonitoring and Air Monitoring in a Study at Tulare County to Implement a New California Public Health Law on Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: Tulare Count, Calif., residents monitored the air at homes situated near orange groves where the pesticide chlorpyrifos had been used. In addition, urine samples from 34 participants were analyzed for chlorpyrifos metabolite.
Framing Peak Petroleum as a Public Health Problem
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health is vulnerable to major shifts in energy prices.
Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Childhood with Early Emphysema in Adulthood Among Nonsmokers
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study investigated associations between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during childhood and early emphysema among nonsmokers. The authors examined CT scan images for participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)-Lung Study.
Agriculture Policy is Health Policy
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Arguing that a healthy food system should ensure the well-being of both consumers and farmers (in addition to the producers, processors and distributors upon whom they depend), the authors make several recommendations for personal, institutional and regulatory actions that health professionals can take to influence future food policy.
Creating and Validating GIS Measures of Urban Design for Health Research
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper reports on the development of a geographic information system (GIS) for measuring urban design features. Previous investigations of the effect of urban built environments on physical activity levels did not use urban design constructs.
Environment Shapes Health, Including Children's Mental Health
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article discusses the relationship between the built environment and the physical and mental health of youth.
Citizen Groups and Scientific Decisionmaking
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Does Public Participation Influence Environmental Outcomes?
Barrios and Burbs
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Immigrants and their children are one of the fastest growing components of the U.S. population. One in five Americans under the age of 18 is now an immigrant. In the context of health outcomes, immigrants appear to be faring well. However, very litt ...