Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
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The Big Apple’s fight over calorie content
The New York City Health Department sought to address the obesity epidemic by requiring certain restaurants to publicize nutritional information. The federal Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989 mandated the inclusion of nutritional information on all packaged foods, but Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2009
As a new dawn embraces the United States of America, President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress face several seemingly insurmountable challenges. The armed forces are divided between two wars, the economy is in shambles, and the health care system is at Continue Reading …
Is There a Doctor in the House? . . . Or the Senate?
Given the fervor of our most recent election, we reviewed a JAMA article published in 2004 highlighting the decreasing role and influence of physicians and surgeons in politics despite the increasing proportion of the GDP (16%) devoted to health care. Continue Reading …
Health care voters
A recent survey supports the long taught adage that “the uninsured (or at least those with poor access to health care) don’t vote.” While roughly three out of four eligible voters actually voted in the last presidential election, a clear Continue Reading …
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