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Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Th is study examines the ways in which enrollment in the food stamp program affects the mental health status of enrollees. The results find that the negative mental health effects associated with food insufficiency
are higher among food stamp...
The Status of Underage Drinking and Laws in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Underage drinking presents a serious public health problem in the United States with 10.7
million youth ages 12-20 reporting consumption of alcohol. Twenty-eight percent of youth ages 12-20 report using alcohol within the past 30 days. Additionally...
Implementation of national health insurance policy through the social security implementing agency health during the pandemic the Covid-19
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2022)
and combat the pandemic's huge expansion. This necessitates the Indonesian government takes extraordinary policy measures to address health issues, protect the general public with social security, and defend the business sector as a top priority. This study...
Universal Breakfast Programs in Public Schools
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
served less than half of the low-income students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Universal Breakfast Programs that provide free meals to all students, regardless of income, are a policy alternative that will reach more students and provide them...
Missouri Medicaid Program: The A Graphical Profile
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
of researchers from several centers at the University of Missouri-Columbia (see Acknowledgements). Medicaid at the national level is summarized first, and then the report describes Missouri Medicaid. The types of health care services, expenditure levels...
Ethnicity, Place, and Policy: The Relationship to Childhood Obesity
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Poster presentation of issues surrounding childhood obesity related to race, ethnicity, and public policy....
Immigrant Drivers: Traffic Safety, Drivers' Licenses and Homeland Security
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
numbers of these immigrants are driving and should be required to obtain a driver's license for their own safety and that of the general public. This brief outlines the problems posed by immigrant drivers, identifies homeland security concerns...
Children of TANF Leavers in Missouri: How Are They Faring?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
In 1998, Missouri was one of 14 states chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services to assess the well-being of individuals leaving cash assistance. Approximately 2400 households that left Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC...
Missouri's Senior Population: The Facts
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2001)
During the past century, the percentage
of Americans who are age 65 years and
older has more than tripled, from just over
4% of the total population in 1900 to nearly
13% of the total population in 1999. Older individuals ...
Health Professions Announces New Leader
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2013)
"School of Health Professions will have its second-ever dean."...
Ethical Issues: The Uninsured
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-06)
of the state, many in desperation and from long distances because doors to health care closed to them at home. Yet, they still need health care and our mission is to provide that care to anyone who needs it, regardless of the economic burden. The perception...
Sustainable energy : making it a reality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This brochure describes the efforts of the Mizzou Advantage Sustainable Energy group in addressing sustainable energy issues.
Reducing Alcohol-Related Traffic Accidents through Server Training
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Alcohol misuse is a serious problem plaguing the United States as well as Missouri. The
largest problems stemming from alcohol misuse are impaired driving, underage drinking, and binge drinking. The Harvard School of Public Health lists “property...
Ensuring the Health of Women and Children in the 21st Century
(Cambio Center, 2007)
Media of the future
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Media of the Future draws on the School of Journalism's century of international leadership in media research and hands-on training, along with other campus strengths in digital technologies, business, public policy, graphic design and writing....
Missouri Tax Credits
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2009)
(Joint Committee on Tax Policy 2009, “Tax Credits in Missouri”). A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction, satisfaction, or payment of tax liability. Recently, the amount of tax credits that have been authorized, issued, and redeemed has grown...
Insuring Quality Long-Term Nursing Care
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008-04)
The oldest members of the Baby Boom generation born between 1946 and 1964 will turn sixty-five in 2011. As the size of our senior population increases over the next few decades, so will their health care needs. In the early decades of this century...
The rhetoric of the uninsured : claimsmaking in public policy research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Public policy research is often seen as another arena applicable to the objective lens of science, as policy makers "the best evidence," or scientific facts, about a social problem to determine which solutions are most warranted. Hundreds...
The Economics of Tobacco Control
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
Powerpoint presentation delivered at “Transforming Tobacco Control and Evaluation in Missouri,”St. Louis, Missouri July 18, 2006 concerning the economics of tobacco control.
Aging Out of Foster Care in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
This note examines the current status and trends in the provision of transitional services to youth who age out of the foster care system. It also discusses federal support for those services and recent federal initiatives ...