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Grey Literature Report - May 2004
Vol.6, No.2 May 2004

Welcome to the second report of 2004.

The publications in the report can be found in the catalog of the library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Links in the report were active at the time of publication. If you would like to receive quarterly email notification when a new issue of the Grey Literature Report is posted, send an email message to lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.

The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:

AARP

Caregiving in the U.S. April 2004.

Long-Term Care: A Survey of New York AARP Members. March 2004.

The State of America. 50+. 2004.

The Status of the Medicare Part A and Part B Trust Funds: The Trustees' 2004 Annual Report. Data Digest. 2004.

Academy Health

Martin, Kathryn E.; Rogal, Deborah L.; Arnold, Sharon B. Health-Based Risk Assessment: Risk-Adjusted Payments and Beyond. Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization. January 2004.

Advocates For Youth

Young Women of Color and Their Risk for HIV and Other STIs. Issues at a Glance. November 2003.

Youth of Color - At Disproportionate Risk of Negative Sexual Health Outcomes. Serving Youth of Color. Transitions. Vol. 15, No. 3. January 2004.

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools. Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness, Issue Brief No. 1. January 2004.

Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment. Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness, Issue Brief No. 2. January 2004.

Literacy and Health Outcomes. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 87. January 2004. To Order.

Literacy and Health Outcomes. Summary. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 87. January 2004.

Optimizing Surge Capacity: Hospital Assessment and Planning. Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness, Issue Brief No. 3. January 2004.

Optimizing Surge Capacity: Regional Efforts in Bioterrorism Readiness. Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness, Issue Brief No. 4. January 2004.

Owens, Pamela L.; Thompson, Joseph; Elixhauser, Anne; Ryan, Kevin. Care of Children and Adolescents in U.S. Hospitals. Factbook No. 4. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0004. October 2003.

Stanton, Mark W. Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care. Research in Action. Issue #14. March 2004.

Tools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0027. September 2003.

Alan Guttmacher Institute

U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics. Overall Trends, Trends by Race and Ethnicity and State-by-State Information. February 19, 2004.

Singh, Susheela; Darroch, Jacqueline E.; Vlassoff, Michael; Nadeau, Jennifer. Adding it Up. The Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care. 2003.

Woog, Vanessa. Annotated Bibliography On HIV/AIDS and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Occasional Report No. 10. November 2003.

Alliance of Community Health Plans

Falk, Adam J. Variations in Healthcare: Implications for Quality Improvement. April 2004.

Alliance for Health Reform

Health Care Coverage in America: Understanding the Issues & Proposed Solutions. Cover the Uninsured. 2004.

Alzheimer's Association

African-Americans and Alzheimer's Disease: The Silent Epidemic. [2003?]

Alzheimer's Disease and Chronic Health Conditions: The Real Challenge for 21st Century Medicare. [2003?]

Alzheimer's Disease Study. Communication Gaps Between Primary Care Physicians and Caregivers. [2003?]

Hispanic/Latinos and Alzheimer's Disease. May 18, 2004.

American Enterprise Institute (AEI Press)

Antos, Joseph; Calfee, John E. Of Sausage-Making and Medicare. Health Policy Outlook. January-February 2004.

Bate, Roger. Climate Change and Mosquito-Borne Disease: Causal Link or Green Alarmism? Environmental Policy Outlook. March-April 2004.

Helms, Robert B. The Official Future of Medicare - An Unofficial Review. Health Policy Outlook. May-June 2004.

American Lung Association

Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality. April 2004.

Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality (Graphs). April 2004.

Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema: Morbidity and Mortality. April 2004.

Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema: Morbidity and Mortality (Graphs). April 2004.

Association of American Medical Colleges

Baer, Ivy; Feiler, Michael E.; Regulski, Aylin; Switzer, Stacie S. Clinical Trial Contracts: A Discussion of Four Selected Provisions. January 2004.

Jolly, Paul. Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness. March 23, 2004.

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

From Rural to Remote America. Family Health Care in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. March 2004.

Brookings Institution

The Foundation for Child Development Index of Child Well-Being (CWI), 1975-2002, with Projections for 2003. 2004 Report. March 15, 2004.

California HealthCare Foundation

Bindman, Andrew B.; Chattopadhyay, Arpita; Osmond, Dennis; Huen, William; Bacchetti, Peter. Preventing Unnecessary Hospitalizations in Medi-Cal: Comparing Fee-for-Service with Managed Care. February 2004.

Chimento, Lisa; Jee, Joanne; Shukla, Pooja. How Policy Changes Impact Enrollment: A Look at Three County Efforts. May 2004.

Findings from Provider Organizations Using Patient Registries. Addendum to Using Computerized Registries in Chronic Disease Care. February 2004.

Jones, Wanda J. Renewal by Earthquake: Designing 21st Century Hospitals in Response to California's Seismic Safety Legislation. March 2004.

Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Navigating the Pharmacy Benefits Marketplace. CHCF Focus on Pharmaceuticals. January 2003.

Metzger, Jane. Using Computerized Registries in Chronic Disease Care. February 2004.

Rittenhouse, Diane R.; Robinson, James C.; Robinson, Andrew C.; Schmittdiel, Julie; Gillies, Robin. The Role of Provider Organizations in Medi-Cal Managed Care. February 2004.

Workers' Compensation Medical Care in California: Access to Care. Fact Sheet. No. 3. August 2003.

Workers' Compensation Medical Care in California: Costs. Fact Sheet. No. 2. August 2003.

Workers' Compensation Medical Care in California: Quality of Care. Fact Sheet. No. 4. August 2003.

Workers' Compensation Medical Care in California: System Overview. Fact Sheet. No. 1. August 2003.

California Policy Research Center

Nayeri, Kamran; Mauldon, Jane Gilbert; Powell, M. Anne; Gile, Cynthia King. Assessing the Impact of Proposition 54 on Health Care Policy Research: Preliminary Findings. CPAC Briefing Paper. September 2003.

Neuhauser, Frank W.; Brady, Henry E.; Seligman, Jason S. Planning for a Comprehensive Database on Aging Californians: Meeting Public Policy and Research Needs for Better Information. Special Report. 2003.

Scharlach, Andrew; Simon, Jaimie L.; Dal Santo, Teresa S. Social Workers in California's Public Aging Services: Implications for State Policies and Programs. CPRC Brief. Vol. 15, No. 2. February 2003.

Seago, Jean Ann; Spetz, Joanne. Admission Policies and Attrition Rates in California Community College Nursing Programs. 2003.

Strategies for Establishing an Environmental Health Surveillance System in California. A Report of the SB 702 Expert Working Group. CPRC Report. 2004.

Wolfe, Ellen L.; Davis, Thomas; Guydish, Joseph. Trends in Perinatal Drug and Alcohol Use in California, 1991-1998. Final Research Report to the California Policy Research Center University of California. April 2003.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Campaign Contributions By Tobacco Interests Quarterly Report. Common Cause. January 2004.

State Tobacco Settlement. November 3, 2003.

Canadian Population Health Initiative

Improving the Health of Canadians. 2004.

Mignone, Javier. Measuring Social Capital: A Guide for First Nations Communities. December 2003.

CATO Institute

Tren, Richard; Bate, Roger. South Africa's War against Malaria. Lessons for the Developing World. Policy Analysis No. 513. March 25, 2004.

Center for Civic Innovation at the Manhattan Institue

Greene, Jay P.; Forster, Greg. Sex, Drugs, and Delinquency in Urban and Suburban Public Schools. Education Working Paper No. 4. January 2004.

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Boushey, Heather; Wright, Joseph. Access to Employer-Provided Health Insurance as a Dependent on a Family Member's Plan. Health Insurance Data Brief #4. April 13, 2004.

Boushey, Heather; Wright, Joseph. Health Insurance Coverage in the United States. Health Insurance Data Brief #2. April 13, 2004.

Boushey, Heather; Diaz, Marya Murray. Improving Access to Health Insurance. Health Insurance Data Brief #1. April 13, 2004.

Boushey, Heather; Wright, Joseph. Public Versus Private Health Insurance. Health Insurance Data Brief #5. April 6, 2004.

Boushey, Heather; Wright, Joseph. Technical Documentation. Health Insurance Data Appendix. April 13, 2004.

Boushey, Heather; Wright, Joseph. Workers Receiving Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Health Insurance Data Brief #3. April 13, 2004.

Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.

Palsbo, Susan E.; Parker, Pam; Abery, Brian; Christianson, Craig. Designing a Program Evaluation for a Multi-Organizational Intervention: The Minnesota Disability Health Options Project. Resource Paper. January 2004.

Palsbo, Susan; Beatty, Phillip; Parker, Pamela; Duff, Chris. Minnesota Disability Health Options: Expanding Coverage for Adults with Physical Disabilities. Resource Paper. January 2004.

Center for Health Services Research & Policy (George Washington University)

Mauery, D. Richard; Kamoie, Brian; Blake, Sarah C.; Levi, Jeffrey. Public Health Communicable Disease Reporting Laws: Managed Care Organizations' Laboratory Contracting Practices and their Implications for State Surveillance and Reporting Statutes. Report. October 1, 2003.

Center for Law and Social Policy

Roberts, Paula. OIG Studies on Potential Medicaid Savings Through Cost Contributions from Noncustodial Parents. Memorandum. March 15, 2004.

Center for Medicare Education

The Role of the QIOs. Issue Brief. Vol. 2, No. 2. 2001.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

India at the Crossroads. Confronting the HIV/AIDS Challenge. A Report of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Delegation to India. January 3-10, 2004.

Center for Studying Health System Change

Strouse, Richard. Community Tracking Study. 2003 Employer Followback Pilot Study. Technical Publication No. 52. October 2003. APPENDICES.

Center on an Aging Society-Georgetown University

Cultural Competence in Health Care. Is It Important for People with Chronic Conditions? Issue Brief. No. 5. February 2004.

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University

Clicking with Kids: Alcohol Marketing and Youth on the Internet. March 2004.

Youth Exposure to Radio Advertising for Alcohol - United States, Summer 2003. January 22, 2004.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Greenstein, Robert; Orszag, Peter. Understanding the Social Security and Medicare Projections. Revised April 2, 2004.

Ku, Leighton; Nimalendran, Sashi. Improving Children's Health. A Chartbook About the Roles of Medicaid and SCHIP. January 2004.

Park, Edwin. Administration's Proposed Deduction for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Likely to be Ineffective and Costly, and of Primary Benefit to Higher-Income Individuals. February 18, 2004.

Park, Edwin. Administration's Proposed Tax Credit for the Purchase of Health Insurance Could Weaken Employer-Based Health Insurance. February 18, 2004.

Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. New Retirement Medical Account Proposal Would Create Lucrative Tax Shelter and Swell Deficits, But Do Little to Help Low-and Moderate-Income Seniors with Health Care Costs. April 19, 2004.

Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert; Kogan, Richard. Overlooked Element of Medicare Trustees' Report Could Spell Trouble for Beneficiaries in Future Years. Revised April 20, 2004.

Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. President Proposes to Make Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts More Lucrative for Higher-Income Individuals. Revised February 9, 2004.

Park, Edwin. Substantial Flaws in Trade Health Insurance Tax Credit Need to be Addressed Before Consideration of an Expansion. Revised March 23, 2004.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors. National and State Perspectives. February 2004.

HIV/AIDS Among African Americans. Fact Sheet. 2004.

Sleet, David A.; Hopkins, Krista. Bibliography of Behavioral Science Research in Unintentional Injury Prevention. January 2004.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2004 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of The Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. 2004.

Chicago, IL

Big Cities Health Inventory. The Health of Urban USA. 2003.

Child Trends Databank

ADHD. 2004.

Asthma. 2004.

Child Maltreatment. 2004.

Children with Limitations. 2004.

Heavy Drinking Among Parents. 2004.

Infant, Child, and Youth Death Rates. 2004.

Infant Homicide. 2004.

Parental Smoking. 2004.

Citizens Budget Commission

Confronting the Tradeoffs in Medicaid Cost Containment. February 2004.

Commission for Health Improvement

Benson, Lawrence; Boyd, Alan; Walshe, Kieran. Learning from CHI: the Impact of Healthcare Regulation. Interim Report. March 2004.

NHS National Staff Survey 2003. Summary of Key Findings. 2003.

The Commonwealth Fund

Barraclough, Bruce H. Advancing the Patient Safety Agenda: An Australian Perspective. January 2004.

Chin, Matthew. Sustainability and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. September 2003.

Clancy, Carolyn M. Advancing the Patient Safety Agenda in the United States. January 2004.

Collins, Sara R.; Doty, Michelle M.; Davis, Karen; Schoen, Cathy; Holmgren, Alyssa L.; Ho, Alice. The Affordability Crisis in U.S. Health Care: Findings From the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. March 2004.

Collins, Sara R.; Schoen, Cathy; Doty, Michelle M.; Holmgren, Alyssa L. Job-Based Health Insurance in the Balance: Employer Views of Coverage in the Workplace. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. March 2004.

Cooper, Barbara S.; How, Sabrina. Medicare's Future: Current Picture, Trends, and Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement & Modernization Act of 2003. Selected Charts. February 24, 2004.

Dorn, Stan; Kutyla, Todd. Health Coverage Tax Credits Under the Trade Act of 2002. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. April 2004.

Doty, Michelle M.; Holmgrem, Alyssa L. Unequal Access: Insurance Instability Among Low-Income Workers and Minorities. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. April 2004.

Edwards, Jennifer N.; How, Sabrina; Whitmore, Heidi; Gabel, Jon R.; Hawkins, Samantha; Pickreign, Jeremy D. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in New York. Findings from the 2003 Commonwealth Fund/HRET Survey. Issue Brief. May 2004.

Gabel, Jon R.; Pickreign, Jeremy D. Risky Business: When Mom and Pop Buy Health Insurance for Their Employees. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. April 2004.

Hammond, W. Edward. Electronic Medical Records - Getting It Right and Going to Scale. January 2004.

Hasnain-Wynia, Romana; Pierce, Debra; Pittman, Mary A. Who, When, and How: The Current State of Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language Data Collection in Hospitals. May 2004.

Kofman, Mila; Lucia, Kevin; Bangit, Eliza. Health Insurance Scams: How Government Is Responding and What Further Steps are Needed. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. August 2003.

Kofman, Mila; Bangit, Eliza; Lucia, Kevin. MEWAs: The Threat of Plan Insolvency and Other Challenges. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. March 2004.

Leatherman, Sheila; McCarthy, Douglas. Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents: A Chartbook. April 2004.

Schur, Claudia L.; Doty, Michelle M.; Berk, Marc L. Lack of Prescription Coverage Among the Under 65: A Symptom of Underinsurance. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. Issue Brief. February 2004.

Congressional Budget Office

Financing Long-Term Care for the Elderly A CBO Paper. April 2004.

Would Prescription Drug Importation Reduce U.S. Drug Spending? Economic and Budget Issue Brief. April 29, 2004.

COPS - Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Braga, Anthony A. Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders. Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Problem-Specific Guides Series. No. 23. 2004.

Department of Health

Medical Schools: Delivering the Doctors of the Future. 2004.

A Responsive and High-Quality Local NHS. The Primary Care Progress Report 2004. 2004.

The Earth Institute at Columbia University

A Race Against Time. The Challenge of Cardiovascular Disease in Developing Economies. 2004.

Economic and Social Research Institute

Sheils, John; Haught, Randall. Cost and Coverage Analysis of Ten Proposals to Expand Health Insurance Coverage. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. October 2003.

Employee Benefit Research Institute

Salisbury, Dallas L.; Fronstin, Paul. How Many Medicare Beneficiaries Will Lose Employment-Based Retiree Health Benefits if Medicare Covers Outpatient Prescription Drugs? July 18, 2003.

European Commission - Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General

The Health Status of the European Union. Narrowing the Health Gap. Health and Consumer Protection. 2003.

The Mental Health Status of the European Population. Eurobarometer 58.2. April 2003.

Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health on West Nile Virus (WNV). April 14-15, 2003.

Smoking and the Environment: Actions and Attitudes. Special Eurobarometer. November 2003.

Spadaro, Rosario. European Union Citizens and Sources of Information About Health. Eurobarometer 58.0. March 2003.

FACCT - Foundation for Accountability

Innovators and Visionaries: Strategies for Creating a Person-centered Health System. September 2003.

FamiliesUSA

The Illusion of Group Health Insurance: Discretionary Associations. Issue Brief. March 2004.

Steinberg, Marc. Working Without a Net: The Health Care Safety Net Still Leaves Millions of Low-Income Workers Uninsured. Special Report. April 2004.

Family Violence Prevention Fund

Rosewather, Ann. Promoting Prevention, Targeting Teens: An Emerging Agenda to Reduce Domestic Violence. 2003.

Federation of American Scientists

Heyman, David. Lessons from the Anthrax Attacks. Implications for U.S. Bioterrorism Preparedness. A Report on a National Forum on Biodefense. April 2002.

The Foundation Center

Gray, Bradford H. Health Policy Research and Foundation Grantmaking. Identifying Areas Where Foundations Fill the Gap. March 2004.

Fraser Institute

2028 or Bust: Ontario's Unsustainable Hospital Funding. Fraser Alert. Ontario Policy Series. March 2004.

Esmail, Nadeem; Walker, Michael; Yeudall, Sabrina. How Good is Canadian Health Care? 2004 Report. An International Comparison of Health Care Systems. Critical Issues Bulletin. 2004.

Graham, John R. Prescription Drug Prices in Canada and the United States - Part 4. Canadian Prescriptions for American Patients Are Not the Solution. A Fraser Institute Occasional Paper. Public Policy Sources. No. 70. September 2003.

The Future of Children

Children, Families, and Foster Care. Vol. 14. No. 1. Winter 2004.

GAO

Child and Family Services Reviews. Better Use of Data and Improved Guidance Could Enhance HHS's Oversight of State Performance. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-333. April 2004.

Computer-Based Patient Records. Sound Planning and Project Management Are Needed to Achieve a Two-Way Exchange of VA and DOD Health Data. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-402T. March 17, 2004.

Defense Health Care: Status of Fiscal Year 2004 Requirements for Reservists' Benefits and Monitoring Beneficiaries' Access to Care. GAO-04-563R. March 17, 2004.

District of Columbia. Status of Reforms to the District's Mental Health System. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. GAO-04-387. March 2004.

DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Resources. Congressional Committees. GAO-04-495R. February 27, 2004.

Emerging Infectious Diseases. Asian SARS Outbreak Challenged International and National Responses. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives. GAO-04-564. April 2004.

Financial Audit. Senate Health Promotion Revolving Fund's Fiscal Year 2002 Financial Statements. Report to the Senate Sergeant at Arms. GAO-04-389. March 2004.

Medicaid. Improved Federal Oversight of State Financing Schemes Is Needed. Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-228. February 2003.

Medicaid. Intergovernmental Transfers Have Facilitated State Financing Schemes. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-574T. March 18, 2004.

Medicaid and SCHIP. States' Premium and Cost Sharing Requirements for Beneficiaries. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-491. March 2004.

Medicare. CMS Did Not Control Rising Power Wheelchair Spending. Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-716T. April 28, 2004.

Medicare Home Health. Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-359. February 2004.

Medicare Physician Payments. Information on Spending Trends and Targets. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-751T. May 5, 2004.

Medicare Savings Programs. Results of Social Security Administration's 2002 Outreach to Low-Income Beneficiaries. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-04-363. March 2004.

Prescription Drugs. State Monitoring Programs May Help to Reduce Illegal Diversion. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-524T. March 4, 2004.

Private Health Insurance. Employers and Individuals Are Vulnerable to Unauthorized or Bogus Entities Selling Coverage. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-04-312. February 2004.

Workplace Safety and Health. OSHA's Voluntary Compliance Strategies Show Promising Results, but Should Be Fully Evaluated before They Are Expanded. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. GAO-04-378. March 2004.

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

Getting Started...and Moving On...Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Cultural and Linguistic Competency for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Families. Implications for Systems of Care. Summer 2003.

Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project

Kofman, Mila; Thompson, Lee. Consumer Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance: Predictability of Premiums. Issue Brief. March 2004.

Scanlon, William. Long-Term Care and the Policy Agenda. Conference Remarks. March 2004.

Thompson, Lee. Long-Term Care: Support for Family Caregivers. Issue Brief. March 2004.

Grantmakers in Health

Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at Its Roots. Issue Brief No. 19. February 2004.

HANYS

Financial Aid/Charity Care Policy at New York's Not-for-Profit Hospitals. Guidelines from the Healthcare Association of New York State. January 2004.

New York's Hospitals and Health Systems: On the Brink - Five Consecutive Years of Financial Losses. January 2004.

Harris Interactive

Improving the Patient-Physician Interaction. Findings from a Comprehensive Survey in the U.S. Chronic Care in America. June 2003.

Health Care Bureau, Office of the Attorney Genearal - State of New York

New York Managed Care Consumer Bill of Rights Compliance Survey: The Failure of New York HMOs to Provide Important Coverage Information to Consumers. 2003.

Health Development Agency

Crosier, Adam. Homelessness, Smoking and Health. 2004.

Dennison, Catherine. Teenage Pregnancy: An Overview of the Research Evidence. 2004.

Ellis, Simon; Grey, Anna. Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Review of Reviews into the Effectiveness of Non-Clinical Interventions. Evidence Briefing. 1st Edition. January 2004.

Graham, Hilary; Power, Chris. Childhood Disadvantage and Adult Health: A Lifecourse Framework. 2004.

Hamer, Lucy. Improving Patient Access to Health Services: A National Review and Case Studies of Current Approaches. 2004.

Hamer, Lucy. Pooling Resources Across Sectors: A Report for Local Strategic Partnerships. 2004.

Health Promotion Specialists and PCTs: A Unique Contribution. A Discussion Forum Report. 2004.

Henderson, Paul; Summer, Sylvia, You, Contin; Raj, Thara. Developing Healthier Communities. 2004.

Hillsdon, Melvyn; Foster, Charlie; Naidoo, Bhash; Crombie, Hugo. The Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults: A Review of Reviews. Evidence Briefing. 1st Edition. February 2004.

Hunter, David J.; Killoran, Amanda. Tackling Health Inequalities: Turning Policy into Practice? 2004.

Kelly, Michael P.; Speller, Viv; Meyrick, Jane. Getting Evidence Into Practice in Public Health. 2004.

McNeill, Ann. Smoking and Patients with Mental Health Problems. 2004.

Quigley, Robert; Taylor, Lorraine. Using a Learning from Practice Style to Help Practitioners Improve Health Impact Assessment. 2004.

Social Capital for Health: Issues of Definition, Measurement and Links to Health. March 2004.

Strategic Health Authorities/Workforce Directorates and the Mid-Life Age Group: Using the Evidence to Take Action. 2004.

Tacking Action. Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People in Mid-Life and Beyond. 2004.

Watson, Jonathan. Men and Health: Report of a Delphi Study to Scope Themes for Evidence-Based Reviews. April 2004.

The Health Strategies Consultancy

Rosenfeld, Sheera; Mendelson, Dan. Health Information Technology Policy: Legislative and Regulatory Progress in 2003, and Prospects for the Future. January 2004.

Reimbursement of Diabetes Services and Supplies in Five State Medicaid Programs. January 27, 2004.

Hewitt Associates LLC

Health Care Expectations: Future Strategy and Direction. 2004. To Order.

HM Treasury

Wanless, Derek. Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View. April 2002.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The Breakthrough Series: IHI's Collaborative Model for Achieving Breakthrough Improvement. Innovation Series. 2003.

Move Your Dot. Measuring, Evaluating, and Reducing Hospital Mortality Rates. Innovation Series. 2003.

Optimizing Patient Flow. Moving Patients Smoothly Through Acute Care Settings. Innovation Series. 2003.

International Narcotics Control Board

Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2003. 2004.

Kaiser Family Foundation

A Brief Overview of Medicaid Data Sources. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Medicaid Facts. February 2004.

Brodie, Mollyann; Hamel, Elizabeth; Brady, Lee Ann; Kates, Jennifer; Altman, Drew E. AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002. 2004.

Coverage and Cost Impacts of the President's Health Insurance Tax Credit and Tax Deduction Proposals. March 2004.

Davidoff, Amy; Sommers, Anna S.; Lesko, Jennifer; Yemane, Alshadye. Medicaid and State-Funded Coverage for Adults: Estimates of Eligibility and Enrollment. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2004.

Dual Eligibles: Medicaid's Role in Filling Medicare's Gaps. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. March 2004.

Entertainment Education and Health in the United States. Spring 2004.

Faces of Medicaid. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2004.

Financing HIV/AIDS Care: A Quilt with Many Holes. HIV/AIDS Policy Issue Brief. May 2004.

Gardner, Mark; Varon, Janet. Moving Immigrants from a Medicaid Look-Alike Program to Basic Health in Washington State: Early Observations. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. May 2004.

Hadley, Jack; Holahan, John. The Cost of Care for the Uninsured: What Do We Spend, Who Pays, and What Would Full Coverage Add to Medical Spending? Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Update. May 10, 2004.

Health Coverage and Access Challenges for Low-Income Women. Findings from the 2001 Kaiser Women's Health Survey. Women's Issue Brief. March 2004.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Health Research & Educational Trust. California Employer Health Benefits Survey, 2003. March 2004.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Princeton Survey Research Associates International. AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002. Methodology Report. 2004.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Princeton Survey Research Associates International. AIDS at 21: Media Coverage of the HIV Epidemic 1981-2002. Toplines. 2004.

HIV and Sexual Behaviour Among Young South Africans: A National Survey of 15-24 Year Olds. April 6, 2004.

January/February 2004 Health Poll Report Survey. Toplines. February 2004.

Kates, Jennifer; Wentworth, Barbara. A Local View of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States: Assessing the Impact of HIV/AIDS in Metropolitan Statistical Areas. March 2004.

Medicaid: A Critical Source of Support for Family Planning in the United States. Women's Issue Brief. April 2004.

Medicaid: A Lower-Cost Approach to Serving a High-Cost Population. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Policy Brief. March 2004.

Medicaid and Block Grant Financing Compared. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Policy Brief. January 2004.

Medicaid Facts. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 2003.

Medicaid's Federal-State Partnership: Alternatives for Improving Financial Integrity. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. 2003.

The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program: Implications for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. April 2004.

Milne, Dann; Chang, Debbie; Mollica, Robert. State Perspectives on Medicaid Long-Term Care: Report from a July 2003 State Forum. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. January 2004.

Neuman, Patricia. The State of Retiree Health Benefits: Historical Trends and Future Uncertainties. May 17, 2004.

Pew Hispanic Center; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Bilingualism. Survey Brief. March 2004.

Pew Hispanic Center; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Generational Differences. Survey Brief. March 2004.

Pew Hispanic Center; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Health Care Experiences. Survey Brief. March 2004.

Pew Hispanic Center; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Latinos in California, Texas, New York, Florida and New Jersey. Survey Brief. March 2004.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Women's Health Coverage and Access to Care. Findings from the 2001 Kaiser Women's Health Survey. Women's Issue Brief. March 2004.

Reester, Heidi; Missmar, Raad; Tumlinson, Anne. Recent Growth in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Waivers. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. April 2004.

Rideout, Victoria J. "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity". March 2, 2004.

The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity. Issue Brief. February 2004.

The Role of Medicaid in State Economies: A Look at the Research. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Policy Brief. April 2004.

Rousseau, David; Schneider, Andy. Current Issues in Medicaid Financing - An Overview of IGTs, UPLs, and DSH. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Issue Paper. April 2004. <