Public Health

Forum Session — November 18, 2011
Feverish Activity: Global, National, and Local Lessons Learned from the 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — September 23, 2011
Who’s Using Whom? Experience with User Fee Programs at FDA
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 79 — September 28, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 78 — September 27, 2010
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches to Reducing the Need for Health Care
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — September 24, 2010
Getting Real: Data Sources, the Evidence Base, and Strategies for Improving the Health of Communities
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 77 — August 18, 2010
Governmental Public Health: An Overview of State and Local Public Health Agencies
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 25, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 75 — June 4, 2010
Health Care Shortage Designations: HPSA, MUA, and TBD
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — April 16, 2010
Transforming Health Care Delivery: Insights from the New Orleans Safety Net
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — March 12, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — July 10, 2009
Managing Uncertainty: Swine Flu Then and Now
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — May 26–28, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Special Briefing — May 14, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans - A Pre-Site Visit Briefing
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — February 27, 2009
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Lessons from Across the States and Around the World
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Fundamentals Briefing — February 13, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — December 17, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Options for Expanding U.S. Capacity
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 30, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals and Controversies of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 3, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of CDC, VA, and CMS to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 65 — August 8, 2008
Strong as the Weakest Link: Medical Response to a Catastrophic Event
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — July 25, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health and Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — June 6, 2008
Examining Federal Policy Options to Strengthen and Modernize America's Food Safety System
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Small-Group Session — March 20, 2008
Reauthorization of the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003: Where Have We Been? Where Do We Go Next?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Issue Brief No. 823 — August 1, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Christopher W. Loftis, PhD

Forum Session — March 9, 2007
Implementing School Health Programs for Better Child Health and Academic Success
Author: Christopher W. Loftis, PhD

Forum Session — July 27, 2006
Canary in the Coal Mine or Crying Wolf? Examining Crowding in America's Emergency Departments
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 811 — July 7, 2006
Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper — January 25, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Cole Werble, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 806 — August 24, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

The Basics — July 20, 2005
The Public Health Service
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 3, 2005
Measuring Public Health Preparedness: Are We Ready Yet?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum Session — November 8, 2004
Influenza Vaccine Shortages: Dress Rehearsal for a Future Pandemic? Or Wake-Up Call?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Background Paper — August 27, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Site Visit — September 22–23, 2003
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh)
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — June 9, 2003
On the Front Lines of Homeland Security: Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Small-Group Session — April 4, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 788 — March 12, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Authors: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant & Eileen Salinsky

Site Visit — August 7–9, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Ginger P. Parra

Forum Session — July 16, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: A Briefing for Policymakers
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Wakina Scott

Forum Session — June 21, 2002
Improving Readiness against Bioterrorist Threats: State Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Plans
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 776 — June 12, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 773 — May 17, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Background Paper — April 3, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Small-Group Session — October 26, 2001
The U.S. Health Care System: Are State and Local Officials Prepared for Terrorism? How Should the Federal Government Respond?
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Forum Session — October 23, 2001
Terrorism and Mental Health: Private-Sector Responses and Issues for Policymakers
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Background Paper — October 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Site Visit — October 4–5, 1999
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Issue Brief No. 731 — February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Site Visit — March 30–31, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 716 — March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Author: Barbara Skydell

Forum Session — March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
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