Congressional Fact Sheets by Topic
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Aging, Retirement and Social Security
Improving the Quality of Care for Dementia — May 14, 2010
Banking and Financial Services
Private Insurers Play a Limited, but Key, Role in Underwriting Residential Flood Insurance — Jun. 21, 2007
Child Policy
What Are the Long-Term Economic Costs of Psychological Problems During Childhood? — Jul. 28, 2010
Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active? — Mar. 12, 2010
Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy — Nov. 3, 2008
Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke — Jan. 14, 2008
How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — Oct. 18, 2007
How Schools Can Help Children Recover from Traumatic Experiences — Dec. 13, 2006
Project ALERT Plus May Leverage the Effect of the National Youth Anti-Drug
Media Campaign — Jan. 24, 2006
Quality Primary Care Requires More Than Insurance — Jan. 17, 2006
Saturated in Beer — Nov., 2005
“Voltage Drops” in Children's Health Care: Barriers That Impede Children's Access to Quality Health Care — Nov., 2004
Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep., 2003
Making Sure No Child Is Left Behind: Improving Proficiency in Mathematics — May, 2003
Education
How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — Oct. 18, 2007
How Schools Can Help Children Recover from Traumatic Experiences — Dec. 13, 2006
Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep., 2003
Making Sure No Child Is Left Behind: Improving Proficiency in Mathematics — May, 2003
Energy and Environment
A New Tool Can Help Commercial-Building Owners Make Better Water-Efficiency Decisions — Oct. 24, 2007
Private Insurers Play a Limited, but Key, Role in Underwriting Residential Flood Insurance — Jun. 21, 2007
Preparing for Future Floods: Analyzing Reconstruction Pathways from Past Floods Can Help — Oct. 23, 2006
Despite Deep Scientific Uncertainty, Long-Term Problems Can Be Tackled — Jun. 23, 2006
A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources — May, 2003
Health
How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption? — Jul. 7, 2010
Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergies: The State of the Research — Jun. 14, 2010
Improving the Quality of Care for Dementia — May 14, 2010
The Effects of Multiple Anxiety Disorders on Patient Functioning and Well-Being — Apr. 13, 2010
Post-Katrina Project Demonstrates a Rapid, Participatory Assessment of Health Care and Develops a Partnership for Post-Disaster Recovery in New Orleans — Mar. 15, 2010
Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active? — Mar. 12, 2010
RAND COMPARE Analysis of President Obama's Proposal for Health Reform — Mar. 3, 2010
Coverage, Spending, and Consumer Financial Risk: How Do the Recent House and Senate Health Care Bills Compare? — Feb. 16, 2010
Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010
South Los Angeles Ban on Fast-Food Chains Misses the Mark — Nov. 10, 2009
Electronic Health Records are Associated with Higher Quality in Primary Care Practices — Oct. 29, 2009
Hold the Salt: Lowering Sodium Intake Would Improve Health and Save Money — Oct. 15, 2009
Rural Hospitals Struggle to Attract Patients and Remain Viable — Oct. 14, 2009
Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009
Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert: How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — Aug. 13, 2009
Health Care Cost Growth and the Economic Performance of U.S. Industries — Aug. 5, 2009
Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009
When Drug Cost-Sharing Increases, Patients Newly Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness Delay Starting Medication — Jul. 2, 2009
Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists — Jun. 3, 2009
Improving Mental Health Care for Returning Veterans — May 14, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa — Apr. 14, 2009
A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Nov. 13, 2008
Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy — Nov. 3, 2008
A National Health Information Network -- What Are the Real Privacy Issues? — Aug. 27, 2008
Do Neighborhood Economic Conditions Influence the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables? — Aug. 13, 2008
The Behavioral Health Care System Is Poised for Change — Aug. 13, 2008
Life Expectancy Is Better Than Age as a General Predictor of Health Care Expenditures — Jul. 17, 2008
Validating the Link Between Good Physician Process of Care and Better Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients — Jul. 10, 2008
Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded — Jul. 10, 2008
Pathways to Obesity: Are People "Hardwired" to Overeat? — Jun. 17, 2008
Constrained Choice: Why Are Some Women and Men Able To Create and Maintain Healthy Lifestyles, While Others Are Not? — Apr. 17, 2008
Delivery of Genomic Medicine for Common Chronic Adult Diseases — Apr. 16, 2008
Why People Overeat: Rethinking the Causes of Obesity — Feb. 14, 2008
Immigrants and Health Care: A Complex Picture — Jan. 21, 2008
Teens Who Work Are More Likely to Smoke — Jan. 14, 2008
How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — Oct. 18, 2007
A Systematic Review of the Adverse Effects of Prescription Drug Cost Sharing — Sep. 14, 2007
Do Policies That Target Physicians Who Make Medical Malpractice Payments Reduce Negligent Injuries? — Sep. 10, 2007
Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 7, 2007
Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise — Aug. 10, 2007
Behavioral Health Parity: Consequences for Federal Employee Health Plans — Apr. 20, 2007
How Schools Can Help Children Recover from Traumatic Experiences — Dec. 13, 2006
Vaccinating Residents and Staff Can Reduce Influenza Outbreaks in Nursing Homes — Nov. 14, 2006
Quality Improvement Methods Can Be Used to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 15, 2006
Emergency Preparedness Is Stimulating Changes in Public Health Practice — Sep. 15, 2006
Meeting the Health Care Needs of Adults with Severe Mental Illness — Jul. 17, 2006
Three Steps for Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care in the United States — Jul. 14, 2006
Integrating Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in Public Systems of Care — Jul. 14, 2006
Getting To Outcomes™: Improving Community-Based Substance-Use Prevention — Feb. 14, 2006
Anxiety Disorders Can Have Broad, Negative Health Effects — Feb. 14, 2006
Project ALERT Plus May Leverage the Effect of the National Youth Anti-Drug
Media Campaign — Jan. 24, 2006
Cutting Drug Co-Payments for Sicker Patients on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
Could Save a Billion Dollars Every Year — Jan. 17, 2006
Quality Primary Care Requires More Than Insurance — Jan. 17, 2006
Saturated in Beer — Nov., 2005
Reducing Sexual Risk Among Injection Drug Users — Aug., 2005
Obese Women Receiving Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Are Often Undertreated — Aug., 2005
Some Prescription Diet Drugs Promote Weight Loss — Aug., 2005
Weight Loss Surgery is More Effective Than Diet and Exercise in Helping Severely Obese People Lose Weight — Aug., 2005
Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds for Preventing HIV — Jul., 2005
The Managed Care Backlash: Did Consumers Vote with Their Feet? — Apr., 2005
Do Cardiologists Perceive Racial or Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Heart Patients? Results of a RAND Survey — Apr., 2005
How Cost Sharing Affects Use of Drugs by the Chronically Ill — Mar., 2005
HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested? — Feb., 2005
The Relationship Between Volume and Quality in Mental Health Care — Jan., 2005
Prospects for Change in the Individual Health Insurance Market — Dec., 2004
Role of Doctors Critical in Effective Public Health — Dec., 2004
“Voltage Drops” in Children's Health Care: Barriers That Impede Children's Access to Quality Health Care — Nov., 2004
Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — Oct., 2004
Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep., 2003
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases — Apr., 2003
Homeland Security
Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert: How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — Aug. 13, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Nov. 13, 2008
Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 7, 2007
Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks? — Aug. 8, 2007
Quality Improvement Methods Can Be Used to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 15, 2006
Emergency Preparedness Is Stimulating Changes in Public Health Practice — Sep. 15, 2006
Role of Doctors Critical in Effective Public Health — Dec., 2004
Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — Oct., 2004
International Affairs
Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa — Apr. 14, 2009
America's Role in Nation-Building — May, 2003
Sunshine in Korea: The South Korean Debate Over Policies Toward North Korea — May, 2003
Judiciary
How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption? — Jul. 7, 2010
Do Policies That Target Physicians Who Make Medical Malpractice Payments Reduce Negligent Injuries? — Sep. 10, 2007
Military and Civil Service Personnel
Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010
Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009
Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009
National Security
Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010
Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009
Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009
Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists — Jun. 3, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
Public Safety
How Might Marijuana Legalization in California Affect Public Budgets and Marijuana Consumption? — Jul. 7, 2010
Helping Children Cope with Violence: The Potential of a School-Based Program — Sep. 2003
Small Business
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses? — Sep. 10, 2010
Terrorism
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks? — Aug. 8, 2007
Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — Oct., 2004
Transportation and Housing
What Progress Is Mississippi Making in Rebuilding Its Affordable Housing Stock After Katrina? — Oct. 3, 2007
Veterans
Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010
Improving Mental Health Care for Returning Veterans — May 14, 2009
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