National Collaborative for Health Equity The mission of the National Collaborative is to promote health equity by catalyzing collaboration among racial equity advocates, grassroots and community-based organizations, researchers, public health professionals, and other...
Publications
Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2015 Smoking rates in the United States have declined substantially since the release of Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service in 1964, when the...
A School Nurse’s Guide to Kids’ Health and Safety
RNtoBSN According to statistics published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 15.6 million children and adolescents, aged 5 to 17, missed one or two days of school in 2012 because of illness or injury; another 12.7 million students of the same age...
The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015 This policy statement is an update of the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement “Legalization of Marijuana: Potential Impact on Youth,” published in 2004. Pediatricians have special expertise in the care of children and...
Some Schools Categorize E-Cigarettes as Drug Devices
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Anchor Learning Academy
Anchor Learning Academy Recovery high schools provide students in recovery from substance use issues with a supportive environment where they can achieve success in academics and focus on their recovery journeys. The curriculum combines educational and clinical...
“Synthetic Marijuana” – Nothing Like Real Marijuana, Expert Explains
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Effects of minimum legal drinking age on alcohol and marijuana use: evidence from toxicological testing data for fatally injured drivers aged 16 to 25 years
Injury Epidemiology, 2015 Alcohol and marijuana are among the most commonly used drugs by adolescents and young adults. The question of whether these two drugs are substitutes or complements has important implications for public policy and prevention strategies,...
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT The mission of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is to improve the health, safety, education, economic well-being, and development of Rhode Island's children.
Identifying and Reducing Environmental Health Risks of Chemicals in Our Society: Workshop Summary
The National Academies Press, 2013 On November 7–8, 2013, the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine held a workshop to discuss approaches related to identifying and reducing potential environmental public health...