Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Public Health
Combating an Epidemic Takes Prep Work
HIV is preventable disease but continues to pose a public health threat with nearly 40,000 new infections yearly in the U.S. Its economic burden is approximately $36.4 billion annually for direct medical care and lost productivity. To combat this epidemic, Continue Reading …
Medication with Counseling to Stop Smoking
If asked to name the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, you could probably guess the answer. After decades of public health campaigns, nearly everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. But it still kills nearly Continue Reading …
The Unintended Consequences of Saving Lives
A half-century ago, as football players traded leather caps for helmets, the number of football-related deaths and intracranial hemorrhages declined significantly. However, players began to play more aggressively with this newfound protection, leading to a 5-fold increase in spine fracture-dislocations, Continue Reading …
Will Medicaid Expansion Halt Smoking?
The Supreme Court’s decision to make the expansion of Medicaid optional for states has led to several natural experiments of the effect of providing Medicaid coverage. One such experiment explored how the expansion of Medicaid coverage impacted smoking cessation rates. Continue Reading …
Civil Unrest in Communities of Color
Civil unrest is on the rise as communities of color continue to experience discriminatory practices in policymaking, resource distribution, and treatment by authority figures. Civil unrest can be thought of as a visual representation of the frustration felt by members Continue Reading …
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