Health Policy and Data Briefings

Health Policy Briefs

2004

• Seatbelt Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Rhode Island, 2001

2003

• Osteoporosis Program: Priorities Identified to Address Issues Related to the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Osteoporosis 
• Tobacco Use in Rhode Island: Addressing Disparities Among Adult Current Smokers
  

2002

• Office of Women's Health: Assessing and Enhancing the Health Status of Women in Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Obesity Control Program: A Public Health Approach to Addressing Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adults
• Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage among Adults in Rhode Island

2000

• A Deepening Understanding of Public Health's Work and Mission

1999

• Rhode Island must continue the fight against the Hepatitis-C epidemic
• Lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers to .08 will save lives!
• Utilization Review in Rhode Island
• Tobacco control programs prevent children from smoking and help smokers quit!
• School Based Health Center Services Help Teens Stay in School

1998

• Physical Access to Primary Care for Patients with Disabilities: A Needs Review
• State and Community Partnerships Respond to Meningitis: a Model for Meeting Future Public Health Challenges in Rhode Island June 1998
• A Comparison of Federal and State Protections for Health Care Consumers
• New Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Pregnant and Parenting Women

1997

• Patterns of Hospital Inpatient Use in Rhode Island, 1995
• More Rhode Island Employers Offer Worksite Wellness Programs

Health Data Briefs

1998

• The Growth of Home Health Care in Rhode Island

1997

• Efforts to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Succeeding in R.I.
• Utilization of Nursing Homes in Rhode Island
• More Rhode Islanders Are Without Health Insurance, Even as Employment Increases.