Despite a wealth of research evidence indicating the benefits of syringe and needle exchange programs (SNEPs) in reducing the transmission of blood-borne disease and drug use, the decades-old ban on the use of federal ...

In 2008, the World Health Organization issued a report calling for urgent action on behalf of governments around the world to address differences in health within and between countries, observing that "social injustice is ...

While social networks and community composition have been examined in the context of many health outcomes, this study is the first to investigate the relationship between community composition and health insurance take-up ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains numerous provisions intended to improve the quality of health care in the United States. The act established the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) ...

Policymakers have explored a variety of potential policy interventions to help combat the obesity epidemic in the United States. One type of policy solution is levying a tax on fattening foods or drinks, including sugar ...

This paper analyzes data from a randomized controlled trial in Northern Uganda to explore the effects of food and cash transfers in young children and whether effects vary by individual or household characteristics. Results ...

Using 2012/13 household survey data from Ghana that includes water quality testing, this study tests the hypothesis that the type of water source is not associated with lower risk levels of E. coli in household drinking water.