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Grey Literature Report - September 2008
Vol. 10, No. 5 - September 2008

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AARP Knowledge Management

Catamount health : a solution for Vermont small businesses - 2008

Evaluation of the AARP Red Hat Society Step & Stride with Ruby : a year-long walking program - 2008

Key findings from AARP Florida swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP Iowa swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP New Hampshire swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP New Mexico swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP Ohio swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP Pennsylvania swing voter battleground poll - 2008

Key findings from AARP swing voter battleground poll - 2008

AARP Public Policy Institute

A balancing act : state long-term care reform - 2008

What should our next president do about health care costs? - 2008

AcademyHealth

Voluntary code of ethical conduct for the recruitment of foreign-educated nurses to the United States - 2008

AcademyHealth : Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Coverage Initiatives

State coverage initiatives : can a sales tax on medical services help fund state coverage expansions? - 2008

Alliance for Health Reform

Comparative effectiveness : better value for the money? - 2008

Alzheimer's Association

Voices of Alzheimer's disease : a summary report on the nationwide town hall meetings for people with early stage dementia - 2008

American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

MSM, HIV, and the road to universal access, how far we have come? - 2008

American Lung Association, Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Research and Scientific Affairs

Tr ends in tobacco use - 2008

Association of Academic Health Centers

Out of order out of time : the state of the nation's health workforce - 2008

Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO)

Our paths to prosperity : a policy road map for Canada's health research, innovation & commercialization enterprise - 2008

Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs

Geriatricians and compensation - 2008

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Alabama - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Arizona - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Arkansas - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : California - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Colorado - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Delaware - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : District of Columbia - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Florida - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Georgia - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Hawaii - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Idaho - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Illinois - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Indiana - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Iowa - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Kansas - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Kentucky - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Louisiana - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Maryland - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Massachusetts - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Michigan - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Minnesota - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Missouri - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Nebraska - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Nevada - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : New Hampshire - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : New Mexico - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : New York - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : North Carolina - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : North Dakota - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Northern Mariana Islands - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Ohio - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Oklahoma - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Oregon - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Pennsylvania - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Rhode Island - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : South Carolina - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : South Dakota - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Tennessee - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Texas - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Utah - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Vermont - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Virginia - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Washington - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : West Virginia - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Wisconsin - 2008

ASTHO 2008 snapshots : state activities to promote health equity : Wyoming - 2008

At-risk populations project : federal and national-level document review - 2008

Collaborating with community health centers for preparedness - 2008

Black AIDS Institute

Left behind : Black America: a neglected priority in the global AIDS epidemic - 2008

Brookings Institution

Reducing unplanned pregnancies through Medicaid Family Planning Services - 2008

California HealthCare Foundation

Adoption of patient tracking systems among hospital emergency rooms in California - 2008

Building blocks for universal health care in New York : bridging coverage gaps with information technology - 2008

Collaborative care : improving the hospice-nursing home relationship - 2008

Expanding access to dental care through California's community health centers - 2008

The good practice : treating underserved dental patients while staying afloat - 2008

Improving end-of-life care in California's nursing homes - 2008

Is there a doctor in the house? : physician liability fears and quality of care in nursing homes - 2008

The possible impact upon California of reduced SCHIP funding - 2007

SCHIP at the crossroads : California's options in responding to new federal funding conditions - 2008

Snapshot : when compassion is the cure : the case for hospital-based palliative care - 2008

Snapshot : worry and neglect : Californians respond to the rising cost of care - 2008

Telemedicine in California : progress, challenges, and opportunities - 2008

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

The unequal landscape of diabetes : place based solutions to an epidemic - 2008?

CalPIRG Education Fund

Diagnosing the high cost of health care : how spending on unnecessary treatments, administrative waste, and overpriced drugs inflates the cost of health care in California - 2008

Campaign for America's Future

The stress test : a state-by-state assessment of America's economic health and a prescription for change - 2008

Campaign for Fighting Diseases

Foreign aid for health : moving beyond government - 2008

Local pharmaceutical production in developing countries : how economic protectionism undermines access to quality medicines - 2008

The myth of a general AIDS pandemic : how billions are wasted on unnecessary AIDS prevention programmes - 2008

Trouble in the ranks : how the World Health Organization unfairly evaluates national health care systems - 2008

Canadian Institute for Health Information

A framework for health outcomes analysis : diabetes and depression case studies - 2008

Surgical volume trends, 2008 : within and beyond wait time priority areas - 2008

Canadian Policy Research Networks

Caring for nurses in pubic health emergencies : enhancing capacity for gender-based support mechanisms in emergency preparedness planning - 2008

Evidence and healthy public policy : insights from health and political sciences - 2008

The role of healthcare work environments in shaping a safety culture - 2008

The taming of the queue V : a search of excellence - 2008

Catholic Fund for Overseas Development

The impact of increased availability of antiretroviral therapy on programmes responding to people living with HIV and AIDS - 2008

Cato Institute

A fork in the road : Obama, McCain, and health care - 2008

Center for Global Development

Intellectual property and public health : an overview of the debate with a focus on US policy - 2008

Seizing the opportunity on AIDS and health system : a comparison of donor interactions with national health systems in Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia, focusing on the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the World Bank's Africa Multi-Country AIDS Program - 2008

Center for Health Equity Studies (CHESS)

The Nordic experience : welfare states and public health (NEWS) - 2008

Center for Medicine in the Public Interest

The patient centric health leadership forum : towards a critical path for patient-centered medicine - 2008

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Dirty dining : have reservations? you will now - 2008

Kids' meals : obesity on the menu - 2008

Center for Strategic and International Studies

A call for a strategic US approach to the global food crisis : a report of the CSIS task force on the global food crisis core findings and recommendations - 2008

Center for Studying Health System Change

Striking jump in consumers seeking health care information - 2008

Center for the Health Professions, University of California San Francisco

Allied health workforce analysis : Los Angeles Region - 2008

Allied health workforce analysis : San Diego Region - 2008

California's nursing labor force : demand, supply, and shortages - 2008

California's nursing labor force : demand, supply, and shortages ; appendix A: regional summary of California's nursing labor markets - 2007

Cons idering language access service for California hospitals - 2008

Diversity in California's health professions : dentistry - 2008

Diversity in California's health professions : pharmacy - 2008

Diversity in California's health professions : physicians - 2008

Improving language access in California hospitals - 2007

Promising scope of practice models for the health professions - 2007

Registered dental hygienists in alternative practice : increasing access to dental care in California - 2008

Teaching cultural competence in allied health professions in California - 2008

US military and California health personnel : select comparisons - 2008

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

MCPSS - 2008 Administration : a report of the 2008 survey results - 2008

Child Trends

Facts at a glance : a fact sheet reporting national, state- level, and city-level trends in teen childbearing - 2008

Cities Alliance

Liveable cities : the benefits of urban environmental planning : a Cities Alliance study on good practices and useful tools - 2007

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ; National Center for Children in Poverty

Reducing maternal depression and its impact on young children : toward a responsive early childhood policy framework - 2008

Towards better behavioral health for children, youth and their families : financing that supports knowledge - 2008

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection

Are we choosing health? : the impact of policy on the delivery of health improvement programmes and services - 2008

The pathway to recovery : a review of NHS acute inpatient mental health service : service review - 2008

The safer management of controlled drugs : annual report 20007 - 2008

Towards better births : a review of maternity services in England : service review - 2008

Commonwealth Fund

Achieving person-centered primary care : the patient-centered medical home (Full Report) - 2008

Achieving person-centered primary care : the patient-centered medical home (Chartpack) - 2008

The continuing cost of privatization : extra payments to Medicare Advantage Plans in 2008 (Issue Brief) - 2008

The continuing cost of privatization : extra payments to Medicare Advantage Plans in 2008 (Chartpack) - 2008

Health care opinion leaders' views on the future of long- term care (Data Brief) - 2008

Health care opinion leaders' views on the future of long-term care (Tables & Appendix) - 2008

Health care opinion leaders' views on the future of long-term care (Chartpack) - 2008

Losing ground : how the loss of adequate health insurance is burdening working families (Full Report) - 2008

Losin g ground : how the loss of adequate health insurance is burdening working families (Chartpack) - 2008

Organizing the US health care delivery system for high performance (Full Report) - 2008

Organizing the US health care delivery system for high performance (Chartpack) - 2008

Public views on US Health System Organization : a call for new directions (Data Brief) - 2008

Public views on US Health System Organization : a call for new directions (Chartpack) - 2008

Retiree health benefits after Medicare Part D : a snapshot of prescription drug coverage (Issue Brief) - 2008

Retiree health benefits after Medicare Part D : a snapshot of prescription drug coverage (Chartpack) - 2008

Seeing red : the growing burden of medical bills and debt faced by US families (Issue Brief) - 2008

Seeing red : the growing burden of medical bills and debt faced by US families (Chartpack) - 2008

Using what works : Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program as a base for health care reform (Full Report) - 2008

Using what works : Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program as a base for health care reform (Chartpack) - 2008

Community Catalyst Inc.

Healthy San Francisco : a case study of city-level health reform - 2008

Deloitte Consulting LLP

2008 survey of health care consumers : executive summary - 2008

Medical tourism : consumers in search of value - 2008

Dental Health Foundation

Adult dental Medi-Cal cuts : costs & consequences - 2008

Department for Communities and Local Government

Councillors' guide to creating quality public spaces - 2008

Employee Benefit Research Institute

Sources of health insurance and characteristics of the uninsured : analysis of the March 2008 current population survey - 2008

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Guidance : priority risk groups for influenza vaccination - 2008

Surveillance of communicable diseases in the European Union : a long-term strategy : 2008-2013 - 2008?

Families USA Foundation

Detour on the road to kids coverage : administration creates roadblocks, so states seek alternate routes - 2008

Empty promise : searching for health insurance in an unfair market - 2008

Fighting revocations and limitations of health insurance policies - 2008

Health care and the 2008 presidential election : comparing the candidates' positions on health care - 2008

Health coverage in communities of color : talking about the new census numbers - 2008

Medical loss ratios : evidence from the states - 2008

Mountain health choices : an unhealthy choice for West Virginians - 2008

Post-claims underwriting survey - 2008

Precarious position : states must balance declining revenues with a growing need for Medicaid - 2008

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics

Data sources on older Americans 2006 - 2006

First Focus

Addressing the health care needs of foster care children - 2008

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Drugs identified in deceased persons by Florida Medical Examiners : 2007 interim report - 2007

Food Research and Action Center

Fresh from the farm : using local foods in the afterschool and summer nutrition programs - 2008

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Anatomy of a health scare : education, income and the MMR controversy in the UK - 2008

A dynamic analysis of the demand for health insurance and health care - 2008

The in-hospital mortality rates of slaves and freemen : evidence from Touro infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1855-1860 - 2008

Workplace, human capital and ethnic determinants of sickness absence in Sweden, 1993-2001 - 2008

Foundation for Child Development

The 2008 Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth well-being index (CWI) report : including an update for the CWI for the years 1975-2006, projections of the CWI for 2007, and a special focus report on an intergenerational comparison of adolescent well-being - 2008

George Washington University National Health Policy Forum

Strong as the weakest link : medical response to a catastrophic event - 2008

Global Forum for Health Research

Health partnerships review : focusing collaborative efforts on research and innovation for the health of the poor - 2008

Global HIV Prevention Working Group

Behavior change and HIV prevention : [re]considerations for the 21st century - 2008

Harris Interactive

New WSJcomHarris Interactive study finds satisfaction with retail-based health clinics remains high - 2008

Number of "cyberchondriacs" - adults who have ever gone online for health information - has plateaued or declined : 2008 is first year since 1998 not to show an increase in those going online for health information - 2008

Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security

Hurricane readiness in high-risk areas : N=5,055 adults in coastal counties (within 20 miles of the coastline) of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas - 2008

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government

What good is wealth without health? : the effect of health on the marginal utility of consumption - 2008

Health & Development Networks : Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS)

Caring from within : key findings and policy recommendations on home-based care in Zimbabwe - 2008

Health Canada

Canadian addiction survey (CAS) : a national survey of Canadians' use of alcohol and other drugs : focus on gender - 2008

Health Canada Official Language Community Development Bureau

"Building on the foundations - working toward better health outcomes and improved vitality of Quebec's English-speaking communities : report to the Federal Minister of Health" - 2007

Health Council of Canada

Rekindling reform : health care renewal in Canada, 2003- 2008 - 2008

Health Foundation

Co-creating health : how co-creating health, the Health Foundation's ambitious new initiative, aims to transform long-term conditions care - 2008

Does public release of performance results improve quality of care? : a systematic review - 2008

Paying the patient : does it work? : a review of patient-targeted incentives - 2008

Health Nexus : Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

Primer to action : social determinants of health : a resource for health and community workers, activists and local residents to understand how the social determinants of health impact chronic disease-and what we can do about it - 2008

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Covering the uninsured : options for reform - 2008

Covering the uninsured in 2008 : a detailed examination of current costs and sources of payment, and incremental costs of expanding coverage - 2008

Covering the uninsured in 2008 : key facts about current costs source of payment, and incremental costs - 2008

Donor funding for health in low- & middle- income countries, 2001-2006 - 2008

Examining sources of coverage among Medicare beneficiaries : supplemental insurance, Medicare Advantage, and prescription drug coverage : findings from the Medicare current beneficiary survey, 2006 : chartpack - 2008

Five basic facts on the uninsured - 2008

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll : Election 2008 - 2008

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll : Election 2008 - Toplines - 2008

The Medicare Part D coverage gap : costs and consequences - 2008

New Orleans three years after the storm : the second Kaiser post-Katrina survey, 2008 : chartpack - 2008

New Orleans three years after the storm : the second Kaiser post-Katrina survey, 2008 - 2008

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation : Health Research and Educational Trust

Employer health benefits : 2008 annual survey - 2008

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation : National Academy for State Health Policy

Filling an urgent need : improving children's access to dental care in Medicaid and SCHIP - 2008

Heritage Foundation

Medicare's financial woes : bigger than official estimates - 2008

State health care reform : a brief guide to risk adjustment in consumer-driven health insurance markets - 2008

Institute for Public Policy Research

Older people and wellbeing - 2008

State fiscal relief : protecting health coverage in an economic downturn - 2008?

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Levelling up : securing health improvement by promoting social inclusion : a cross border action plan for the North West of Ireland - 2008

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

AIDS vaccine blueprint 2008 : a challenge to the field, a roadmap for progress - 2008

International Treatment Preparedness Coalition

The HIV/AIDS response and health systems : building on success to achieve health care for all : on-the-ground research in Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Zambi, Zimbabwe - 2008

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

No more Katrinas : how reducing disparities can promote disaster preparedness - 2008

Joint Commission

One size does not fit all : meeting the health care needs of diverse populations - 2008

King's Fund

Healthcare-associated infections : stemming the rise of the 'superbug'? - 2008

High quality care for all : briefing on NHS next stage review final report - 2008

Latino Commission on AIDS

The crisis of HIV/AIDS among Latinos/Hispanics in United States, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands - 2008?

Crystal Methamphetamine and Latinos in New York City : one organizations perspective = El cristal de metamfetamina y los Latinos en Nueva York : la perspectiva de una organización - 2008?

Good intentions are not enough! : Latino health disparities and barriers to health care access - 2008?

Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault : National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Preventing and responding to sexual violence in disasters : a planning guide for prevention and response - 2008?

Massachusetts Office of Health & Human Services

Estimates of the uninsurance rate in Massachusetts from survey data : why are they so different? - 2008

Health care in Massachusetts : key indicators - 2008

Review and evaluation of proposed legislation entitled : "An Act Relative to Mental Health Parity", House Bill No 4423 - 2008

Review and evaluation of proposed legislation entitled : An Act Relative to Children's Mental Health, Senate Bill No 2518 - 2008

Mathematica Policy Research Inc.

Report to Congress on the evaluation of Medicare disease management programs - 2008

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for August 2008 - 2008

Tracking Medicare health and prescription drug plans, monthly report for July 2008 - 2008

Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund

Reforming New York's Medicaid eligibility process : lessons from other states - 2008

National Association of Community Health Centers

Access transformed : building a primary care workforce for the 21st century - 2008

National Center for Policy Analysis

A framework for Medicare reform - 2008

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

CASA national survey of American attitudes on substance abuse XIII : teens and parents - 2008

Non-medical Marijuana III : rite of passage or russian roulette? - 2008

National Collaborating Centre for the Social Determinants of Health

Employment insecurity and health : literature review and environmental scan - 2008

National Health Policy Forum

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS treatment program - 2008

National Institute for Health Care Management, Research and Educational Foundation

Prevention of adult cardiovascular disease among adolescents : focusing on risk factor reduction - 2008

National Quality Forum

Closing the disparities gap in healthcare quality with performance measurement and public reporting - 2008

National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care

The role of the patientconsumer in establishing a dynamic clinical research continuum : models of patientconsumer inclusion - 2008

New America Foundation

Ambulance diversions : what they are, why we care, & what to do - 2008

New England Economic Partnership

Age-restricted housing in New England - 2008?

New Jersey Hospital Association

Hospital closure guidelines : best practices from the field - 2008

New York Academy of Medicine

Toward an age-friendly New York City : a findings report - 2008

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Are New Yorkers having safe sex? - 2008

HIV testing in New York City - 2008

NGA Center for Best Practices

Quality and price transparency as an element of state health reform - 2008

Northwest Federation of Community Organizations

Insuring health or ensuring profit? : a snapshot of the health insurance industry in the United States - 2008

Nuffield Trust

Health and intergovernmental relations in the devolved United Kingdom - 2008

Open Society Institute

Our lives matter : sex workers unite for health and rights - 2008

The state of palliative care and HIV/AIDS in Latin America - 2008

Strategies for change : breaking barriers to HIV prevention, treatment, and care for women - 2008

Women and HIV testing : policies, practices, and the impact on health and human rights - 2008

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Health status determinants : lifestyle, environment, health care resources and efficiency - 2008

Oxfam International

Failing women, withholding protection : 15 lost years in making the female condom accessible - 2008

Investing for life : meeting poor people's needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices - 2007

Pew Hispanic Center : Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Hispanics and the health care in the United States : access, information and knowledge : a Joint Pew Hispanic Center and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research report - 2008

Physicians for Human Rights

The right to health and health workforce planning : a guide for government officials, NGOs, health workers and development partners - 2008

PolicyLink ; California Endowment

Breathing easy from home to school : fighting the environmental triggers of childhood asthma - 2008

Population Action International

Comprehensive HIV prevention : condoms and contraceptives count - 2008

Prevention Institute

Good health counts : a 21st century approach to health and community for California - 2007

Good health counts : a vision for California : executive summary - 2008

Reducing health care costs through prevention : working document - 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute

Behind the numbers : health care cost trends for 2009 - 2008

You get what you pay for : a global look at balancing demand, quality, and efficiency in healthcare payment reform - 2008

RESULTS UK

An inadequate response : more than two decades of complacency in addressing the TB/HIV co-epidemic - 2008

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

New Jersey's nursing faculty shortage : a technical report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - 2007

Physician self-referral and physician-owned specialty facilities - 2008

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Project

Choosing a health care provider : the role of quality information (Full Report) - 2008

Choosing a health care provider : the role of quality information (Policy Brief) - 2008

Paying for quality : understanding and assessing physician pay-for-performance initiatives (Full Report) - 2007

Paying for quality : understanding and assessing physician pay-for-performance initiatives (Policy Brief) - 2008

Physician self-referral and physician-owned specialty facilities - 2008

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

New Jersey Health Care Opinion Poll : public concern about hospital capacity - 2008

Stationary Office (Great Britain)

Diseases know no frontiers : how effective are intergovernmental organisations in controlling their spread? - 2008

Statistics Canada

Primary health care teams and their impact on processes and outcomes of care - 2008

Tomás Rivera Policy Institute

Disaster preparedness in urban immigrant communities : lessons learned from recent catastrophic events and their relevance to Latino and Asian Communities in Southern California - 2008

Trust for America's Health

F as in fat : how obesity policies are failing in America : 2008 - 2008

Prev ention for a healthier America : investments in disease prevention yield significant savings, stronger communities - 2008

UNAIDS

Towards universal access to prevention, treatment and care : experiences and challenges from the Mbeya Region in Tanzania, a case study - 2007

UNAIDS ; UNICEF ; World Health Organization

Children and AIDS : second stocktaking report : actions and progress - 2008

UNAIDS : World Health Organization

2008 report on the global AIDS epidemic : executive summary - 2008

UNICEF

The state of Africa's children, 2008 : child survival - 2008

The state of Asia-Pacific's children, 2008 : child survival - 2008

The state of Latin American and Caribbean children, 2008 : child survival - 2008

United Hospital Fund

Reconsidering community health planning for New York City - 2008

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights : World Health Organization

The right to health - 2008

United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Antidepressants prescribed by medical doctors in office based and outpatient settings by specialty for the US civilian noninstitutionalized population, 2002 and 2005 - 2008

Co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance percentages for employer- sponsored health insurance in the non-federal workforce, by industry classification, 2006 - 2008

Co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance percentages for employer- sponsored health insurance in the private sector, by firm size classification, 2006 - 2008

Co-pays, deductibles, and coinsurance percentages for employer- sponsored health insurance in the state and local government workforce, by census division, 2006 - 2008

Employer-sponsored health insurance for large employers in the private sector, by industry classification, 2006 - 2008

Employer-sponsored health insurance for small employers in the private sector, by industry classification, 2006 - 2008

Employer-sponsored single, employee-plus-one, and family health insurance coverage selection and cost, 2006 - 2008

Health insurance status of children in America, first half 1996-2007 estimates for the US civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 18 - 2008

Hospital stays resulting from excessive heat and cold exposure due to weather conditions in US community hospitals, 2005 - 2008

The long-term uninsured in America, 2003-2006 estimates for the US population under age 65 - 2008

Offer rates, take-up rates, premiums, and employee contributions for employee-sponsored health insurance in the private sector for the 10 largest metropolitan areas, 2006 - 2008

Persons with high health care expenditures proportions by age and insurance coverage - 2008

State differences in offer rates and enrollment in employer- sponsored health insurance plans that required no employee contribution to the premium cost, 2005 - 2008

State differences in the cost of job-related health insurance, 2006 - 2008

The uninsured in America, 1996-2007 estimates for the US civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65 - 2008

The uninsured in America, first half of 2007 estimates for the US civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65 - 2008

United States Congressional Budget Office

Behavioral economics : lessons from retirement research for health care and beyond - 2008

Evidence on the costs and benefits of health information technology - 2008

Evidence on the costs and benefits of health information technology : testimony, statement of Peter R Orszag, Director, before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means US House of Representatives - 2008

A federal perspective on health care policy and costs - 2008

Health costs and health information technology : presentation to the Alliance for Health Reform - 2008

US policy regarding pandemic-influenza vaccines - 2008

United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

The effects of avian influenza news on consumer purchasing behavior : a case study of Italian consumers' retail purchases - 2008

United States Department of Health and Human Services : National Institutes of Health : National Cancer Institute

The role of the media in promoting and reducing tobacco use : executive summary - 2008

Selected comparisons of measures of health disparities : a review using databases relevant to healthy people 2010 cancer-related objectives - 2007

United States Federal Trade Commission

Marketing food to children and adolescents : a review of industry expenditures, activities, and self-regulation - 2008

United States Government Accountability Office

Electronic health records : DOD and VA have increased their sharing of health information, but more work remains : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Indian Health Service : IHS mismanagement led to millions of dollars in lost or stolen property : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Indian Health Service : mismanagement led to millions of dollars in lost or stolen property and wasteful spending : testimony before the Committee on Indian Affairs, US Senate - 2008

Influenza pandemic : federal agencies should continue to assist states to address gaps in pandemic planning - 2008

Long-term care insurance : oversight of rate setting and claims settlement practices : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Long-term care insurance : state oversight of rate setting and claims settlement practices : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - 2008

Medicare : covert testing exposes weaknesses in the durable medical equipment supplier screening process : report to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, US Senate - 2008

Medicare and Medicaid : CMS and state efforts to interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian tribes : report to the Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2008

Medicare Part D : complaint rates are declining, but operational and oversight challenges remain : report to congressional requesters - 2008

Prescription drugs : FDA's oversight of the promotion of drugs for off-label uses : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, US Senate - 2008

Veterans Affairs : health information system modernization far from complete; improved project planning and oversight needed : report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives - 2008

Veterans Health Administration : improvements needed in design of controls over miscellaneous obligations: testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives - 2008

United States House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Medicare Part D : drug pricing and manufacturer windfalls - 2008

United States Office of National Drug Control Policy

Marijuana : the greatest cause of illegal drug abuse : 2008 marijuana sourcebook - 2008

National drug control strategy : data supplement 2008 - 2008

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Building on success : lessons learned from the federal background check pilot program for long-term care workers - 2008

United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Applied Studies

First-time and repeat admissions aged 18 to 25 to substance abuse treatment : 2006 - 2008

Inhalant use and major depressive episode among youths aged 12 to 17 : 2004 to 2006 - 2008

Serious psychological distress among adults aged 50 or older : 2005 and 2006 - 2008

Underage alcohol use : where do young people drink? - 2008

Universidad del Desarrollo ; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

The social determinants of health : developing an evidence base for political action : final report to World Health Organization, Commission on the Social Determinants of Health from Measurement and Evidence Knowledge Network - 2007

University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina : how local health departments can prepared to meet the needs of vulnerable populations in emergencies - 2006

University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics

The Chinese health care system : structure, problems and challenges - 2008

University of Technology, Sydney, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation

Advantageous selection in private health insurance : the case of Australia - 2008

University of York, Centre for Health Economics

Impact of private health insurance on the choice of public versus private hospital services - 2008

Price adjustment in the hospital sector - 2008

Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services in England - 2008

U.S. PIRG

Total recall : the need for CPSC reform now - 2008

World Bank Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment

Exploring the links between HIV/AIDS, social capital, and development - 2008

World Bank Europe and Central Asia Region, Human Development Department, Russia Country Management Unit

Public spending in Russia for health care : issues and options - 2008

World Health Assembly

Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property - 2008

World Health Organization

Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health : final report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health - 2008

Prevention of cardiovascular disease : guidelines for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk - 2007

Reducing unsafe abortions - 2007

Safer water, better health : costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health - 2008

World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

Challenging inequity through health systems : final report, Knowledge Network on Health Systems - 2007

Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.

Beauty at any cost : the consequences of America's beauty obsession on women & girls - 2008