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The Institute of Medicine’s New Report on Living Well With Chronic Illness
ESSAY Jeffrey R. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA; Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc Suggested citation for this article: Harris JR, Wallace RB. The Institute of Medicine’s New Report on Living Well With Chronic Illness. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120126. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120126. In the United States, chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and chronic lung Read More >
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James S. Marks, MD, MPH; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA Suggested citation for this article: Marks JS, Lavizzo-Mourey R. Philadelphia Freedom. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120182. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120182. The song “Philadelphia Freedom” became popular in 1976, the bicentennial of our nation’s birth. That was also about the time that the obesity rate in our young people began Read More >
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Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH; Courtney Jordan Baechler, MD, MCE; Emily D. Parker, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Kottke TE, Baechler CJ, Parker ED. Accuracy of Heart Disease Prevalence Estimated from Claims Data Compared With an Electronic Health Record. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120009. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120009. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction We developed a decision support Read More >
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Miriam Lutski, MSc; Varda Shalev, MD; Avi Porath, MD; Gabriel Chodick, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Lutski M, Shalev V, Porath A, Chodick G. Continuation With Statin Therapy and the Risk of Primary Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120005. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120005. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction Studies have suggested that statins may inhibit Read More >
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Tim Casper, MA; David A. Kindig, MD, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Casper T, Kindig DA. Are Community-Level Financial Data Adequate to Assess Population Health Investments? Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120066. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120066. PEER REVIEWED Abstract The variation in health outcomes among communities results largely from different levels of financial and nonfinancial policy investments over Read More >
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Ellen Kersten; Barbara Laraia, PhD, MPH; Maggi Kelly, PhD; Nancy Adler, PhD; Irene H. Yen, PhD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Kersten E, Laraia B, Kelly M, Adler N, Yen IH. Small Food Stores and Availability of Nutritious Foods: A Comparison of Database and In-Store Measures, Northern California, 2009. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120023. DOI: Read More >
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Julie A. Jacobs, MPH; Ellen Jones, PhD; Barbara A. Gabella, MSPH; Bonnie Spring, PhD; Ross C. Brownson, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Jacobs JA, Jones E, Gabella BA, Spring B, Brownson RC. Tools for Implementing an Evidence-Based Approach in Public Health Practice. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110324. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110324. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Increasing disease rates, Read More >
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SPECIAL TOPIC Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH; Lila Rabinovich, MPhil Suggested citation for this article: Cohen D, Rabinovich L. Addressing the Proximal Causes of Obesity: The Relevance of Alcohol Control Policies. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110274. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110274. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Many policy measures to control the obesity epidemic assume that people consciously and rationally choose what Read More >
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PEER REVIEWED Alyson J. Littman, PhD, MPH; Edward J. Boyko, MD, MPH; Mary B. McDonell, MS; Stephan D. Fihn, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Littman AJ, Boyko EJ, McDonell MB, Fihn SD. Evaluation of a Weight Management Program for Veterans. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110267. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110267. Abstract Introduction To improve the health of Read More >
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PEER REVIEWED Garry Egger, PhD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Egger G. In Search of a Germ Theory Equivalent for Chronic Disease. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:110301. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110301. Abstract The fight against infectious disease advanced dramatically with the consolidation of the germ theory in the 19th century. This focus on a predominant cause of Read More >
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