Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
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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
You can’t have Gun-Deaths without Guns
Since the year 2000, over 30,000 Americans have died every year due to firearms. Many people and organizations have had different ideas on how to reduce this problem. Gun rights supporters promote legislation and policies that make guns more easily Continue Reading …
Lives are Literally at Stake
In the United States, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. One in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer in her lifetime. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40,000 women die Continue Reading …
ER visits unchanged after ACA
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to expand coverage to the uninsured and many politicians claimed this would result in lower use of “expensive emergency rooms” for treatment of patients’ acute complaints. This presumption runs counter to several facts. First, Continue Reading …
E-Cigarettes: Harm reduction or just harm?
Electronic cigarettes (or Electronic Nicotine Delivery Service—ENDS) are battery-powered devices that deliver heat to a liquid nicotine-containing solution, creating an inhalable aerosol or vapor. This simple description belies the fact they are currently one of the most controversial topics in Continue Reading …