Newsletters, Publications and Reports

Public Health Briefings

A series of articles included in Medicine and Health/Rhode Island.

2006

Requirements for licensure of physicians in Rhode Island February 2006

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans: The Impact on Physician Practice January 2006

2005

Rhode Island Department of Health Office of Women’s Health: A Gender Focus to Improve Health Status October 2005

Rhode Island’s Child Death Review Team September 2005

The Social Matrix of Adult Physical Activity in Rhode Island August 2005

Osteoporosis and You! July 2005

Osteoporosis: Missed Opportunities For Diagnosis And Treatment in Rhode Island April 2005

The Rhode Island Smokefree Public Place and Workplace Law: Estimated Impact on Asthma in the Rhode Island Workforce March 2005

The “Low Carb Craze” and Current Fad Diets February 2005

Colorectal Cancer Screening Resources in Rhode Island January 2005

2004

Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline Policy on Office-Based Estethic Procedures

Evidence of the Effectiveness of Endoscopic Screening for Colorectal Cancer Among Residents of Rhode Island, 1988-2002 October 2004

Evidence of Effective Screening Mammography Among Rhode Island Women: Trends by Socioeconomic Status August 2004

Abandonment in the Physician-Patient Relationship May 2004

Control of West Nile Virus, Rhode Island, 2003 March 2004

2003

GAO's Evaluation of the Public Health Response to the Anthrax Incidents of 2001, with Notes on the Rhode Island Experience December 2003

Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure on Rhode Island's Shoreline November 2003

Cancer Mortality in Rhode Island Cities and Towns, 1987-2000 October 2003

Progress in the Control of Oropharyngeal Cancer in Rhode Island, 1987-2000 July 2003

Progress in the Control of Cancer of the Cervix in Rhode Island, 1987-2000 February 2003

Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis: A Preventable Pediatric Infection January 2003

2002

Osteoporosis Across the Lifespan December 2002

The Prevalence of HIV and AIDS Among High-Risk Populations in Rhode Island, 2002 October 2002

Progress in the Control of Prostate Cancer in Rhode Island, 1987-2000 September 2002

Progress in the Control of Colorectal Cancer in Rhode Island, 1987-2000 July 2002

Progress in the Control of Female Breast Cancer in Rhode Island, 1987-2000 June 2002

Asthma, Particulates and Diesel Exhaust April 2002

Smallpox: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features March 2002

Quick Reference Guide for Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment February 2002

The Rhode Island Cancer Council January 2002

2001

Progress in the Control of Oral Cancer, Rhode Island, 1987-1998 September 2001

Race, Ethnicity and Health: A New Data Policy July 2001

Cancer Prevalence Estimates, Rhode Island, 1998 June 2001

Progress in the Control of Prostate Cancer, Rhode Island, 1987-1998 March 2001

Resistance Exercise in Older Adults

Guidelines for Screening Mammography: The Controversy

The Tobacco Vending Machine: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed

Update: Prostate Cancer Screening

Stop Selling Tobacco to Children!

The ACOS, QA, and the Burden of Cancer

Legislative Support for Access to State-of-the-Art Cancer Treatment in Rhode Island

Tobacco Use Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care Settings

Proposed Goals for Cancer Prevention

Cancer Control Report Card: Rhode Island, 1998