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Saturday, November 21, 2009

State-specific secondhand smoke exposure and current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2008.

11 Nov 2009 Secondhand smoke (SHS) causes immediate and long-term adverse health effects in nonsmoking adults and children, including heart disease and lung cancer, and SHS exposure occurs primarily in homes and workplaces. Smoke-free policies, including not ... Read more...

Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions.

7 Oct 2009 New Zealand must commit to substantial decreases in its greenhouse gas emissions, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change on human health, both here and internationally. We have the fourth highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the ... Read more...

Ecological and economic analysis of poaching of the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Nepal.

29 Sep 2009 Nepal's greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) faces serious threats from poaching. Poaching of these rhinos is a complex problem, influenced by such diverse factors as the price of rhino horn on the international market, local ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Public Policy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• State-specific secondhand smoke exposure and current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2008. 11 Nov 2009
• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions. 7 Oct 2009
• Economic sanctions towards North Korea. 7 Oct 2009
• Megascience. 'Omics data sharing. 7 Oct 2009
• Public trust doctrine: in need of integration. 30 Sep 2009
• Public trust doctrine: too limited. 30 Sep 2009
• Public trust doctrine: too broad. 30 Sep 2009
• Ecological and economic analysis of poaching of the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Nepal. 29 Sep 2009
• Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services. 29 Sep 2009
• The crisis of public management. 29 Sep 2009
• All practice is local. 29 Sep 2009
• Smokefree cars in New Zealand: rapid research among stakeholders on attitudes and future directions. 23 Sep 2009
• For public health doctors, alcohol is the new tobacco. 23 Sep 2009
• Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. 21 Sep 2009
• Attitudes and action: public opinion and the occurrence of international terrorism. 16 Sep 2009
• Ecology. Biodiversity conservation and the Millennium Development Goals. 16 Sep 2009
• Biodiversity policy challenges. 16 Sep 2009
• Good law from tragic facts--Congress, the FDA, and preemption. 15 Sep 2009
• Tort claims and federal regulation of medical devices vs pharmaceuticals. 14 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Public Policy'

Definition: A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.

Descriptor UI: D011640

Alternative terms: Public Policy; Policies, Public; Policy, Public; Public Policies; Migration Policy; Migration Policies; Policies, Migration; Policy, Migration; Social Protection; Protection, Social; Population Policy; Policies, Population; Policy, Population; Population Policies; Social Policy; Policies, Social; Policy, Social; Social Policies; Development Policy; Development Policies; Policies, Development; Policy, Development; Policy; Policies;

Related Mesh Headings: Social Control, Formal;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.825.608; N03.706.825.608;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: no qualif; specify state or country or other body if pertinent