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Journal Article

Who Takes Up Free Flu Shots? Examining the Effects of an Expansion in Coverage

The risk of costly complications and the externalities of contagious diseases lead many countries provide free flu shots to certain populations.

Mar 1, 2014
Journal Article

Focusing on the Five A's: A Comparison of Homeless and Housed Patients' Access to and Use of Pharmacist-Provided Smoking Cessation Treatment

Providers may reduce homeless-housed disparities in smoking by offering special Assist(ance) to homeless smokers that reduces barriers to initially accessing treatment services.

Mar 1, 2014
Journal Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Veterans Affairs Primary Care Patients with Probable Major Depressive Disorder

The present study examined smoking prevalence and the demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with smoking among a sample of Veterans Affairs primary care patients with probable major depression.

Feb 13, 2014
Blog

CVS and the Effect of In-Store Tobacco Displays on Smokers

CVS Caremark will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its CVS/pharmacy stores beginning Oct. 1. Though it stands to lose $2 billion dollars in annual revenue, CVS CEO Larry J. Merlo said that selling tobacco products is at odds with the company's mission of improving health outcomes.

Feb 6, 2014
Blog

Women's Heart Disease Awareness

Friday is National Wear Red Day, when people are asked to wear red to raise awareness about the health risks women face from heart disease. Too little attention is devoted to preventing heart disease in women and improving the quality and outcomes of their care.

Feb 5, 2014
Journal Article

Assessment of a Method to Detect Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews

Systematic reviews are a cornerstone of evidence-based medicine but are useful only if up-to-date.

Feb 1, 2014
Journal Article

A Naturopathic Approach to the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pragmatic Multi-Worksite Randomized Clinical Trail

A naturopathic approach to CVD primary prevention significantly reduced CVD risk over usual care plus biometric screening and reduced costs to society and employers in this multi-worksite—based study.

Feb 1, 2014
Tool

Getting to Outcomes® (GTO) Toolkit

The Getting To Outcomes®: Improving Community-Based Substance-Use Prevention project assesses the effectiveness of participatory methods meant to assist community coalitions in preventing substance abuse and to improve community health.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Decomposing Racial Disparities in Prison and Drug Treatment Commitments for Criminal Offenders in California

We assess whether black-white disparities in commitments to prison or diversions to treatment for drug offenders in California can be explained by differences in the characteristics of criminal cases and whether case characteristics are weighed differently by race.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Provision of Mental Health Services as a Quality Indicator for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

The study tested whether adolescents receiving substance abuse treatment at facilities offering full or partial mental health services have better 12-month substance use and mental health outcomes than youths at facilities with no mental health services.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Opioid Prescribing: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Guidelines for Chronic Pain

Despite limited evidence and variable development methods, recent guidelines on chronic pain agree on several opioid risk mitigation strategies, including upper dosing thresholds; cautions with certain medications; attention to drug–drug and drug–disease interactions; and use of risk assessment tools, treatment agreements, and urine drug testing.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

You've Shown the Program Model Is Effective: Now What?

This chapter uses field experience from a theory-based program, Project ALERT, to suggest possible strategies for enhancing program attractiveness to potential adopters and users, facilitating program fidelity while maintaining room for adaptation and taking a program to scale.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Is Marijuana Use a Factor in Teenage Antisocial Behavior?

Despite efforts to curb substance use and abuse, marijuana consumption continues to be a problem among young adults. Analysis of a nationally representative sample revealed a significant association between marijuana use and antisocial behavior in young adults, with higher levels of antisocial behavior among heavy users.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Peer Support Services for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses: Assessing the Evidence

Peer support services have demonstrated many notable outcomes. However, studies that better differentiate the contributions of the peer role and are conducted with greater specificity, consistency, and rigor would strengthen the evidence.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in Addiction Treatment Settings: Design and Intervention Protocol of a Group Randomized Pilot Study

Few studies have designed and tested the use of continuous quality improvement approaches in community based substance use treatment settings. Little is known about the feasibility, costs, efficacy, and sustainment of such approaches in these settings.

Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article

Social Network Effects of Nonlifesaving Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection on Mammography Rates

We estimated the effect of anecdotes of early-stage, screen-detected cancer for which screening was not lifesaving on the demand for mammography.

Jan 1, 2014
Commentary

Are County Masking Requirements the Future of Influenza Prevention?

If it doesn't seem that state laws as currently written can help increase the number of health care workers vaccinated against influenza, then what can? There is evidence that imposing consequences for vaccination refusal, including the requirement to wear a surgical mask, can help.

Nov 20, 2013
Journal Article

Tobacco Use and Smoking Intentions Among U.S. Fifth-Grade Students

Racially/ethnically diverse preadolescent children share many of the same risk factors for smoking that have been found in studies of older children. Therefore, antismoking policies and programs might be more effective if designed for preadolescents as well as adolescents.

Nov 1, 2013
Testimony

Suicide Prevention in California: Strategies from Science

In this testimony before the California State Senate, Rajeev Ramchand discusses effective strategies for preventing suicide, the tenth leading cause of death in the state.

Oct 30, 2013
Commentary

What's in a Name? Calling Obesity a Disease Could Help Improve Chronic Disease Outcomes

The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as a disease, hoping to help change the way doctors approach the issue with their patients, increase funding for research on effective treatments, spur insurers to cover prescription weight loss medications, and maybe even help de-stigmatize the condition.

Oct 16, 2013

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