Links to Resources
King Center and CDC Partner on Social Responsibility and Health
American Public Health Association - Comment on Proposed Budget 2009
FDA Alerts - Alert on evidence of suicidal thoughts on behavior in some patients on antiepileptic medications.
FDA Advisory - Agency requests that manufacturer of Chantix provide warning label regarding possible side effects of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
AHRA (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - News release stating that blacks, Hispanics, and others less likely to get strong pain medications in the emergency room
Center for Children and Families (Georgetown University Health Policy Institute) - Report on the proposed changes to SCHIP
Annie E. Casey Foundation - Report on how credit card debt is related to medical care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/fasinfat2007.pdf - Issue Report on How Current Policies are Failing to Address the Issue of Childhood Obesity
- http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/foodenvironment.pdf - Policy Report on Neighborhood Environment and Childhood Nutrition
The Henry K. Kaiser Family Foundation
- http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/upload/6000_06.pdf - Brief Report Update on Women and Health Insurance Coverage|
http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7724.pdf - Compendium on 110th Congress Proposed Initiatives to Address Minority Health Disparities