Reducing Traumatic Brain Injuries in Youth Sports
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.
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Testing the Results of Municipal Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinances
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article tests a novel methodological approach to understand mixed use zoning (MUZ) ordinances and their impact on neighborhood walkability.
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
Trends in Exposure to Television Food Advertisements Among Children and Adolescents in the United States
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers examined changes in children's and adolescents' total exposure to food advertising.
Calorie Labeling and Food Choices
October 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New York City's labeling mandate.
Social Experiments Have Subtle Rather Than Direct Effect on Policymaking
March 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1996, researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, carried out a study to systematically examine the relationship between social experiments and public policymaking.
Shaping Public Policy as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Approach
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, James Marks, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's senior vice president for health, and Joseph Alper, a freelance journalist specializing in health and environmental issues, examine the Foundation's efforts to affect policy, especially those policies that can influence healthy behavior and lifestyle choices and the environments in which those choices are made.
Investigator's Book Suggests that Politicians are Not Swayed by Public Opinion When Making Policy Decisions
August 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Lawrence R. Jacobs, PhD, from the University of Minnesota, co-authored the book, Politicians Don't Pander: Political Manipulation and the Loss of Democratic Responsiveness, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2000.
User's Guide to the ROI Forecasting Calculator
April 1, 2009 | Toolkit
Thise guide offers step-by-step instructions for building and analyzing ROI forecasts using the online ROI Calculator to help identify quality improvement programs.
An [Un]clear Conscience Clause
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
By examining 20 state laws mandating insurance coverage of contraceptives, this article examines the sources and consequences of the ambiguity or the precision of the language.