The Public Health Reports March/April issue is available on www.publichealthreports.org. The official journal of the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Surgeon General since 1878, PHR serves as an informative and accessible resource for practitioners, professors, scholars, and students of public health. Published in collaboration with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), the bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal provides important research and presents key discussions on the major issues confronting the public health community.
In every issue, the Surgeon Generals’ Perspective, Message from the Editor, and From the Schools and Programs of Public Health articles are open for all to read.
Articles this issue include the following:
Surgeon General’s Perspective:
Executive Perspective
- AHRQ’s Role in Improving Quality, Safety, and Health System Performance
Commentary
- Thirdhand Smoke: State of the Science and a Call for Policy Expansion
- The Congressional Public Health Caucus
Reports and Recommendations
Case Studies and Practice
- Sharing Overdose Data Across State Agencies to Inform Public Health Strategies: A Case Study
- Online Hookup Sites for Meeting Sexual Partners Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Rhode Island, 2013: A Call for Public Health Action
Research
- Characteristics of Local Health Departments Associated with Implementation of Electronic Health Records and Other Informatics Systems
- Timing of Clinical Billing Reimbursement for a Local Health Department
- The Association Between Neighborhood Poverty and HIV Diagnoses Among Males and Females in New York City, 2010–2011
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection, Immigration Status, and Diagnostic Discordance: A Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test Among Immigrants to the U.S.
- HIV Testing Among Men at Risk for Acquiring HIV Infection Before and After the 2006 CDC Recommendations
- Physician Attitudes Toward Adult Vaccines and Other Preventive Practices, United States, 2012
- Distribution, Determinants, and Prevention of Falls Among the Elderly in the 2011–2012 California Health Interview Survey
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012
- The Great Recession of 2007–2009 and Public Insurance Coverage for Children in Alabama: Enrollment and Claims Data from 1999–2011
- Sociodemographic Differences Among U.S. Children and Adults Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home: National Health Interview Surveys 2000 and 2010
- Defining Sickle Cell Disease Mortality Using a Population-Based Surveillance System, 2004 through 2008
Law and The Public’s Health
A Message from the Editor
Letter to the Editor
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