Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Public Health
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 …
Democratic Debate Dives Deep into Health Care Topics
We don’t have a literature review for this week so instead I wanted to provide some insights on the recent Democratic Debate held last night. Two main healthcare themes came up for discussion – the future of health reform and Continue Reading …
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”
Providing universal health care in America would be easy if it were free. Sadly, that is not the case. All too often, the general public, doctors and researchers are quick to look for new drugs, devices or technologies as a Continue Reading …
Cellphone ban policies
http://www.aaem.org/UserFiles/EPAdvocates-Episode8.mp3 In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the AAEM Emergency Physician Advocates: Legal and Policy Issues in Emergency Medicine podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with Continue Reading …
Do Cellphone Bans Work?
Cellphone bans have significantly reduced the fatal crash rate for drivers between 18 and 34 years of age. Whether it be from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) or the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), cellphone use while driving Continue Reading …
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