Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH
Dr. Bich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH, FAAFP is a teaching physician in Sugar Land, Texas. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her residency training in Family Medicine at Boston University.
Time to Demand Network Adequacy
While the Affordable Care Act was specific about minimum standards for health insurance plans, it was vague in defining adequate access in the Marketplace. Repeal efforts have focused on more insurance plan choices but offered little discussion about widening the Continue Reading …
America Should Invest in Gun Violence Research
Suicide is often an impulsive act. A person has a short-term mental health crisis and spontaneously considers suicide. Most who survive suicide do not usually die from another attempt. Committing suicide by gun is one of the most common and Continue Reading …
What Works? Three Laws that Prevent Gun Deaths
A number of laws have been passed at the state level to address firearm safety. Some laws loosen restrictions on gun ownership while others tighten restrictions on gun ownership. Not all firearm-related laws are effective. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional, state-level study Continue Reading …
The Missing Link Between Mental Health and Guns
The crime rate in the United States has decreased despite public perception. However, the death rate from firearms – especially for suicides – has not seen as great a reduction. Researchers at Duke and the University of South Florida studied Continue Reading …
The Big Bang Theory: Evidence-Based Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence
Dr. Bich-May Nguyen’s stellar presentation on reducing gun violence. The Big Bang Theory: Evidence-Based Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence from Cedric Dark
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