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About UsWe have recently learned of the Grey Literature Bulletin, a publication similar to our Grey Literature Report produced by the Library and Information Health Network Northwest in the UK. These Bulletins can be downloaded from http://www.lihnn.org.uk/lihnn/org.paneris.nwhclu.admin.Display/GeneralReports. Check them out and join their mailing list.
The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Reinhard, Susan C.; Scala, Marisa A. Navigating the Long-Term Care Maze: New Approaches to Information and Assistance in Three States. Institute for the Future of Aging Services. July 2001.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Elixhauser, Anne; Klemstine, Kelly; Steiner, Claudia; Bierman, Arlene S. Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 1997. HCUP Fact Book No.2. AHRQ Publication No. 01-0016. 2001.
The Ryan White CARE Act 2000 Reauthorization. Policy Brief. January 2001.
Increasing Private Provider Participation in Immunization Registries: A Toolkit and Guide. 2000.
Gold, Rachel Benson; Richards, Cory L. Medicaid Support for Family Planning in the Managed Care Era. 2001.
Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality. Epidemiology & Statistics Unit. January 2001.
Trends in Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality. Best Practices and Program Services. July 2001.
Trends in Tobacco Use. Epidemiology & Statistics Unit. February 2001.
Trends in Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality. Epidemiology & Statistics Unit. October 2000.
Sawhill, Isabel. What Can Be Done to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Out-of-Wedlock Births? Policy Brief No. 8. October 2001.
California HealthCare Foundation
Abt Associates. Causes and Cures: Stakeholder Perspectives on Rising Prescription Drug Costs in California. April 2001.
Advance PCS. Prescription Drug Use and Expenditures: Key Trends and Drivers. April 2001.
Baumgarten, Allan. California Managed Care Review 2001. 2001.
Bymark, Lori; Waite, Kevin. Prescription Drug Use and Expenditures in California: Key Trends and Drivers. April 2001.
Cain, Mary M.; Sarasohn-Kahn, Jane; Wayne, Jennifer C (Institute for the Future). Health e-People: The Online Consumer Experience. August 2000.
Financial Challenges for California Hospitals. CHCF Issue Brief. September 2001.
Mittman, Robert; Cain, Mary. The Future of the Internet in Health Care. January 1999.
Protocare Sciences. Innovations in Physician Prescribing. October 2001.
RAND Health. Consumers and Health Care Quality Information: Need, Availability, Utility. October 2001.
Understanding California's Nursing Crisis. CHCF Issue Brief. March 2001.
William M. Mercer, Inc. Prescription Drug Coverage and Formulary Use in California: Different Approaches and Emerging Trends. May 2001.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Aronowitz, Robert. Historical Reflections on Asthma: Contemporary Implications. November 2001.
Boehm, Jessica. Confronting Health Care Purchasing Challenges within a New Framework. CHCS Brief. August 2001.
Oehlmann, Margaret L. Toward Improving Birth Outcomes: A Best Clinical and Administrative Practices Toolkit for Medicaid Health Plans. October 2001.
Summer, Laura L.; Simpson, Joelle. Asthma Care for Children: Financing Issues. October 2001.
Center for Health Services Research and Policy - George Washington University
An Inventory of Federally Sponsored HIV and HIV-Relevant Databases. July 2000.
Maloy, K.A.; Darnell, J.; Nolan, L.; Kenney, K.A.; Cyprien, S. Effects of the 1996 Welfare and Immigration Reform Laws on the Ability and Willingness of Immigrants to Access Medicaid and Health Care Services. May 2000.
Rosenbaum, S.; Sonosky, C. An Analysis of the Bush Administration's Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Regulations. September 2001.
Rosenbaum, S.; Sonosky, C. Federal EPSDT Coverage Policy: An Analysis of State Medicaid Plans and State Medicaid Managed Care Contracts. December 2000.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Markus, Anne; Sonosky, Colleen; Repasch, Lee. Policy Brief #2: State Benefit Design Choices under SCHIP - Implications for Pediatric Health Care. May 2001.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Shin, Peter; Roby, Dylan; Park, R. Health Centers: A National Profile. May 2001.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Smith, Barbara. Policy Brief #1: State SCHIP Design and The Right to Coverage. [2000?]
Stuber, Jennifer P.; Maloy, Kathleen A.; Edwards, Claire. A Time of Profound Insecurity for Medicare Beneficiaries: Snapshots of Seniors Responding to Medicare+Choice Withdrawals in Houston, Texas. [2000?].
Center for Law and Social Policy
Hutson, Rutledge Q. Red Flags: Research Raises Concerns About the Impact of "Welfare Reform" on Child Maltreatment. October 2001.
Considering Health Literacy. Issue Brief. Vol.1, No.6. 2000.
Increasing Enrollment for the Medicare Savings Programs. Issue Brief. Vol.2, No.7. 2001.
Center for the Advancement of Health
Cultivating Capacity: Advancing NIH Research Training in the Health-Related Behavioral and Social Sciences. Full Report. 1999. To Order.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ku, Leighton; Park, Edwin. Federal Aid to State Medicaid Programs Is Falling while the Economy Weakens. Revised October 26, 2001.
Ku, Leighton; Rothbaum, Emily. Many States Are Considering Medicaid Cutbacks in the Midst of the Economic Downturn. Revised October 26, 2001.
Parrott, Sharon. Unemployed Workers Need Help with Health Insurance. October 25, 2001.
Park, Edwin; Broaddus, Matthew. OMB Estimates Indicate 400,000 Children Will Lose Health Insurance Due to Reductions in SCHIP Funding. November 8, 2001.
Division of Reproductive Health. 1998 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates: National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports. December 2000.
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2000. October 2001.
An Ounce of Prevention....What Are the Returns? October 1999.
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York
Before It's Too Late: Ending the Crisis in Children's Mental Health. December 1999. To Order.
Keeping Track of New York City's Children. 2000. To Order.
Reducing Risks: Implementing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers in New York City. January 2000. To Order.
Meyer, Jack A; Rybowski, Lise S.; Schield, Jill; Legnini, Mark W.; Stepnick, Larry (Economic and Social Research Institute). Business Initiatives to Expand Health Coverage for Workers in Small Firms. November 2001.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A; Wicks, Elliot. Covering America: Real Remedies for the Uninsured. June 2001.
Meyer, Jack A; Wicks, Elliot. Covering America: Real Remedies for the Uninsured. Proposal Summaries. June 2001.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Health Confidence Survey - 2001 Results. 2001.
2000 Drug Trend Report. June 2001.
2000: Top Developments on the Pharmaceutical Landscape. 2001.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Health Privacy Principles for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence. October 2000.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children: Key National Indicator's of Well-Being, 2001. July 2001.
The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
Adherence to HIV Therapy: Building a Bridge to Success. Report from a Workshop sponsored by DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research in collaboration with NIH Office of AIDS Research. Washington, DC. November 15-16, 1999.
Examining the Risk and Benefits of Directly Observed Therapy for Treatment of HIV Disease. A Workshop sponsored by the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research and the U.S. Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). Washington, DC. April 16-17, 2001.
Foundation for Child Development
Grantmakers in Health Advancing Quality Through Improved Patient Safety. Issue Focus. March 12, 2001.
Childhood Immunization: Protecting Individuals and Communities. Issue Focus. March 27, 2000.
Clearing the Air: Addressing Asthma in America. Issue Focus. April 9, 2001.
Early Childhood Development: Opportunities for Improving the Field. Issue Focus. November 20, 2000.
Filling the Gap: Strategies for Improving Oral Health. Issue Focus. June 4, 2001.
Health Philanthropy and Communities: Grantmakers Share Their Views. Issue Focus. June 4, 2001.
Long-Term Care Quality: Facing the Challenges of an Aging Population. Issue Focus. April 24, 2000.
Peer Assessment: A Pilot Program for Health Philanthropy. Issue Focus. June 26, 2000.
Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Issue Focus. May 29, 2000.
Systematic Contaminants: Making Sense of an Environmental Health Threat. Issue Focus. January 15, 2001.
Greater New York Hospital Association
The Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) 2000: Health Insurance Initiatives. 2000.
Kurt Salmon Associates. Assessment of Residency Training Programs. December 2000.
Harvard School of Public Health
Wechsler, Henry. Binge Drinking on America's College Campuses. College Alcohol Study. 2000.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation face="Arial" size="3">
Alagiri, Priya; Collins, Chris; Summers, Todd (Progressive Health Partners; Morin, Steve; Coates, Thomas (AIDS Research Institute, UCSF). Global Spending on AIDS: Tracking Public and Private Investments in AIDS Prevention, Care, and Research. June 2001. Also on the Progressive Health Partners site.
Holahan, John; Ku, Leighton; Pohl, Mary. Is Immigration Responsible for the Growth in the Number of Uninsured? Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Publication # 2221. February 2001.
Ku, Leighton; Freilich, Alyse (The Urban Institute). Caring for Immigrants: Health Care Safety Nets in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Houston. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Publication # 2227. February 2001.
Marseille,Elliot (Center for AIDS Prevention Studies); Morin, Stephen F.; Coates, Thomas J. (AIDS Research Institute, UCSF); Collins, Chris; Summers, Todd (Progressive Health Partners). The Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention in Developing Countries. June 2001.
Institute for Child Health Policy
Achieving Success for All Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. A 10-Year Action Plan to Accompany Healthy People 2010. May 2001.
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy (Georgetown University)
Health Privacy Working Group. Best Principles for Health Privacy. Health Privacy Project. July 1999.
Kiefer, Kristen M. (Center on an Aging Society). Health Literacy: Responding to the Need for Help. Center for Medicare Education. February 2001. Also on the Center for Medicare Education site.
Institute for Health Policy Solutions
Effective Coverage Expansions for Uninsured Kids and Their Working Parents: Links to Job-Based Coverage. A policy conference on coordinating with employment-based health coverage to cover uninsured working families. Washington, DC. May 18, 2001.
Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Cadette, Walter M. Health Care Finance in Need of Rethinking. Policy Notes 2000/4. 2000.
Gowman, Natasha; Coote, Anna. Evidence and Public Health: Towards a Common Framework. [2000?].
Kendall, Liz. Local Inequalities Targets. [Date?]
Levenson, Ros; Johnson, Lucy. Improving Health at Local Level: The Role of Primary Care. [1999?]
Weiner, Jonathan P.; Lewis, Richard; Gillam, Stephen. US Managed Care and PCTs: Lessons to a Small Island from a Lost Continent. 2001.
Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University
Cauthen, Nancy K.; Knitzer, Jane; Ripple, Carol H. Map and Track: State Initiatives for Young Children and Families. Highlights from Findings. National Center for Children in Poverty. 2000.
The Health of Our Children in the Urban Environment. A Conference Held on March 27, 2000. Sponsored by Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health.
Lennon, Mary Clare; Blome, Juliana; English, Kevin. Depression and Low-Income Women: Challenges for TANF and Welfare-to-Work Policies and Programs. National Center for Children in Poverty. April 2001.
O'Neill, Hugh; Garcia, Kathryn; Amerlynck, Virginie; Blum, Barbara. Policies Affecting New York City's Low-Income Families. National Center for Children in Poverty. October 2001.
Understanding Medi-Cal: Long-Term Care. 2nd edition. September 2001.
Understanding Medi-Cal: The Basics. 2nd edition. September 2001.
National Academy for State Health Policy
Rosenthal, Jill; Booth, Maureen; Barry, Anne. Cost Implications of State Medical Error Reporting Programs: A Briefing Paper. GNL 38. May 2001.
National Academy of Social Insurance
Bernstein, Jill; Reischauer, Robert D.(eds.). Restructuring Medicare: Next Steps. January 2000.
Burton, John F., Jr.; Spieler, Emily. Workers' Compensation and Older Workers. Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce. No.3. April 2001
Eichner, June. Coordination of Health Coverage for Medicare Enrollees: A Case Study of HIV/AIDS. Medicare Brief. No.7. June 2001.
Fronstin, Paul; Reno, Virginia. Recent Trends in Retiree Health Benefits and the Role of COBRA Coverage. Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce. No.4. June 2001.
Gluck, Michael G.; Moon, Marilyn (eds.). Financing Medicare's Future. September 2000.
Mont, Daniel; Burton, John F., Jr.; Reno, Virginia; Thompson, Cecili. Workers' Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 1999 New Estimates and 1996-1998 Revisions. May 2001.
Reno, Virginia; Eichner, June. Ensuring Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce. Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce. No.1. December 2000.
Swartz, Katherine; Stevenson, Betsey. Health Insurance Coverage of People in the Ten Years Before Medicare Eligibility. Health and Income Security for an Aging Workforce. No.2. January 2001.
Hewitt, Maria; Petitti, Diana. Interpreting the Volume-Outcome Relationship in the Context of Cancer Care. Institute of Medicine. 2001.
National Association of Community Health Centers
NACHC REACH 2000 - Survey of Community Health Centers. October 2000.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) - Columbia University
Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools. September 2001.
National Coalition for Patient Rights
Protecting the Privacy of Medical Records: An Ethical Analysis. A White Paper. [2000?] To Order.
National Institutes for Literacy
Hohn, Marcia Drew. Empowerment Health Education in Adult Literacy: A Guide to Public Health and Adult Literacy Practitioners, Policy Makers and Funders. 1998.
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. The Jordan Report 2000: Accelerated Development of Vaccines. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 2000.
Hornik, Robert; Maklan, David; Judkins, David; Cadell, Diane; Yanovitzky, Itzhak; Zador, Paul; Southwell, Brian; Mak, Kitty; Das, Barnali; Prado, Amalia; Barmada, Carlin; Jacobsohn, Lela; Morin, Carol; Steele, Diane; Baskin, Robert; Zanutto, Elaine. Evaluation of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: Second Semi-Annual Report of Findings. April 2001.
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing. Enhancing the Oversight of Genetic Tests: Recommendations of the SACGT. 2000.
Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines. Final Report and Recommendations. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. January 1998.
Workshop Summary: Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. June 12-13, 2000. Herndon, Virginia. July 20, 2001.
New York City Department of Health
City Wide Community Health Profile: Age Group Perspective, 1987-1997. Community Health Assessment Unit. August 2001.
Satcher, David. Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General.Office of the Surgeon General. 2001.
Pan American Health Organization
Shrader, Elizabeth; Sagot, Monserrat. Domestic Violence: Women's Way Out.Occasional Publication No.2. 2000.
Equity & Health: Views from the Pan American Sanitary Bureau. Occasional Publication No.8. 2001.
Rx R&D Myths: The Case Against the Drug Industry's R&D "Scard Card". July 2001.
Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC)
Citizen's Guide to Public Health Issues in New York City. July 2001.
Socolar, Sidney J.; Sidel, Victor W.; Ramirez de Arellano, Annette; Goldsmith, Frank. Strengthening New York City's Public Health Infrastructure. September 2001.
Bechamps, Michon; Bialek, Ron; Chaulk, C. Patrick. Privatization and Public Health: A Report of Initiatives and Early Lessons Learned. Final Report. Health-Track. November 1999.
Report on the EZ/EC Health Improvement Capacity Survey. Final Report. Health-Track. August 2001.
Return on Investment of Nationwide Health Tracking. Final Report. November 2000.
Angerson, William S. A Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses. Volume 5, Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents. 2000.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Healthy Places, Healthy People: Promoting Public Health & Physical Activity Through Community Design. Report from an Expert's Meeting. Washington, DC. November 17-28, 2000.
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-free Communities. Joseph L. Mailman, School of Public Health of Columbia University.
Turning Point National Program Office
Lichiello, Patricia. Guidebook for Performance Measurement. December 1999.
Marsden, Jill. Issues Affecting Public Health Delivery Systems in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. December 1998.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Brown, E. Richard; Kincheloe, Jennifer; Yu, Hongjian. Health Insurance Coverage of Californians Improved in 1999 - But 6.8 Million Remain Uninsured. Policy Brief. February 2001.
Brown, E. Richard; Ponce, Ninez; Rice, Thomas. The State of Health Insurance in California: Recent Trends, Future Prospects. March 2001.
Wallace, Steven P.; Villa, Valentine M.; Enriquez-Haass, Vilma; Mendez, Carolyn A. Access if Better for Racial/Ethnic Elderly in Medicare HMOs - But Disparities Persist. Policy Brief. May 2001.
Reaching Out, Scaling Up: Eight Case Studies of Home and Community Care for and By People with HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS Best Practice Collection. September 2001.
Hopper, Susan Shampaine. Building Hospital Palliative Care Programs: Lessons from the Field. 2001. To Order.
Mezey, Mathy D; Dubler, Nancy Neveloff; Mitty, Ethel. Voices of Decision in Nursing Homes: Respecting Residents' Preference for End-of-Life Care. 2001. To Order.
Millis, Robert J. Health Insurance Coverage: 2000. Current Population Reports P60-215. September 2001.
Harrington, Charlene; LeBlanc, Allen J. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. Disability Statistics Report. Report 16. October 2001.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center. Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease 2000. National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health. NIH Publication No. 00-4859. 2000.
Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation and the Head Start Bureau. Building Their Futures: How Early Head Start Programs Are Enhancing the Lives of Infants and Toddlers in Low-Income Families. Summary Report. Administration on Children, Youth and Families. January 2001.
Henderson, Tim (National Conference of State Legislatures). Graduate Medical Education and Public Policy: A Primer. National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis, Bureau of the Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. December 2000.
Key Ingredient of the National Prevention Agenda: Workforce Development. Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis, Bureau of the Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. ***Month*** 2001.
National Center for Environmental Health. Fact Book. March 2000.
Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists. National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis, Bureau of the Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. December 2000.
Rehnquist, Janet. Medicare Home Health Care Community Beneficiaries. Office of Inspector General. OEI-02-01-00070. October 2001.
State Health Workforce Profiles. National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis, Bureau of the Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Abuse of Residents Is a Major Problem in U.S. Nursing Homes. Prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman. Minority Staff. Special Investigations Division. Committee on Government Reform. July 30, 2001.
New York's Nursing Home Enforcement Has Been Inadequate. Prepared for Rep. Louise M. Slaughter and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney. Minority Staff. Special Investigations Division. Committee on Government Reform. March 12, 2001.
Problems with Prescription Drug Cards. Prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman. Minority Staff. Special Investigations Division. Committee on Government Reform. July 12, 2001.
U.S. General Accounting Office
Bioterrorism: Federal Research and Preparedness Activities. Report to Congressional Committees. September 2001.
Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Needs to Clarify Expectations for Medical Readiness. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. October 2001.
Chemical and Biological Defense: Improved Risk Assessment and Inventory Management Are Needed. Report to Congressional Committees. September 2001.
Food Safety: CDC Is Working to Address Limitations in Several of Its Foodborne Disease Surveillance Systems. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. September 2001.
Food Safety: Federal Oversight of Seafood Does Not Sufficiently Protect Consumers. Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate. January 2001.
Food Safety: Overview of Federal and State Expenditures. Report to Congressional Requestors. February 2001.
Medicaid and SCHIP: States' Enrollment and Payment Policies Can Affect Children's Access to Care. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. September 2001.
Medicaid: HCFA Reversed Its Position and Approved Additional State Financing Schemes. Report to Congressional Requestors. October 2001.
Medicare Home Health Care: OASIS Data Use, Cost, and Privacy Implications. Report to Congressional Requestors. January 2001.
Medicare+Choice Audits: Lack of Audit Follow-up Limits Usefulness. Report to Congressional Committees. October 2001.
Medicare: Program Designed to Inform Beneficiaries and Promote Choice Faces Challenges. Report to Congressional Committees. September 2001.
Chollet, Deborah J. (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.). Medigap Coverage for Prescription Drugs. Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. April 24, 2001.
Management of Nutrition in Major Emergencies. 2000. To Order.
Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer; Weaver, Lawrence; Branca, Francesco; Robertson, Aileen. Feeding and Nutrition of Infants and Young Children. Ch.1-7 Ch.8-12+appendix. Guidelines for the European Region with emphasis on the former Soviet Union. WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No.87. 2000.
Rodrigues, Roberto J.; Gattini, Cesar; Almeida, Gisele (eds.). Setting Up Healthcare Services Information Systems: A Guide for Requirement Analysis, Application Specification, and Procurement. Pan American Health Organization. July 1999.
