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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedBarry CL, Han H, Presskreischer R
Public support for social safety-net policies for COVID-19 in the United States, April 2020.
Researchers examined public support for health insurance, income support, and unemployment policies during the initial phase of disease transmission and economic distress following the COVID-19 outbreak and assessed varying public support based on beliefs about the role of government. They fielded a nationally representative survey of US adults from April 7-13, 2020. Their results indicate that, during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in early April 2020, most US adults favored a range of safety-net policies to ameliorate its negative health and economic consequences, with public support being the highest among those favoring a stronger governmental role in society.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Barry CL, Han H, Presskreischer R .
Public support for social safety-net policies for COVID-19 in the United States, April 2020.
Am J Public Health 2020 Dec;110(12):1811-13. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305919..
Keywords: Public Health, Policy, COVID-19
Auger KA, Shah SS, Richardson T
Association between statewide school closure and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the US.
This study examined whether school closures between March and May due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with decreased COVID-19 incidence and mortality. States were examined in quartiles using the number of cases per 100,000 population. States with the lowest cumulative incidence had the most significant decline (-72%) in cases compared to states with the highest incidence (-49%). States that closed schools earlier had the largest reduction in incidence and mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS024735, HS026763, HS025138.
Citation: Auger KA, Shah SS, Richardson T .
Association between statewide school closure and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the US.
JAMA 2020 Sep;324(9):859-70. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.14348..
Keywords: COVID-19, Public Health, Children/Adolescents, Policy, Mortality
Lemke AA, Harris-Wai JN
Stakeholder engagement in policy development: challenges and opportunities for human genomics.
The purpose of this paper is to examine how stakeholder engagement is used to develop policies in genomics research and public health areas, as well as to identify future priorities for conducting evidence-based stakeholder engagements. It concluded that several challenges of using stakeholder engagement as a tool for genomics policy development remain, and little evidence regarding how to best incorporate stakeholder feedback into policy-making processes is currently available.
AHRQ-funded; HS023547.
Citation: Lemke AA, Harris-Wai JN .
Stakeholder engagement in policy development: challenges and opportunities for human genomics.
Genet Med 2015 Dec;17(12):949-57. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.8.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Genetics, Patient and Family Engagement, Policy, Public Health
Leeman J, Myers AE, Ribisl KM
Disseminating policy and environmental change interventions: insights from obesity prevention and tobacco control.
This paper describes the approach that two projects developed to disseminate policy and environmental change interventions. The Center for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT) disseminates evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to promote physical activity and healthy eating. Counter Tobacco disseminates EBIs to counter tobacco product sales and marketing in the retail environment.
AHRQ-funded; HS019468.
Citation: Leeman J, Myers AE, Ribisl KM .
Disseminating policy and environmental change interventions: insights from obesity prevention and tobacco control.
Int J Behav Med 2015 Jun;22(3):301-11. doi: 10.1007/s12529-014-9427-1..
Keywords: Communication, Evidence-Based Practice, Obesity, Policy, Prevention, Public Health, Tobacco Use, Implementation
Greer SL, Lillvis DF
Beyond leadership: political strategies for coordination in health policies.
The objective of this article is to utilize the political science and public administration literatures to document the problems that serve as obstacles to intersectoral governance– and therefore, the implementation of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach–as well as solutions to overcome these obstacles.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Greer SL, Lillvis DF .
Beyond leadership: political strategies for coordination in health policies.
Health Policy 2014 May;116(1):12-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.01.019..
Keywords: Policy, Public Health, Policy