Alcohol and Public Policy
Below is one of several free workshops offered by the PSO as a part of the APSA 2014 Annual Meeting. Co-sponsored by the World Medical & Health Policy (WMHP) and Povery & Public Policy (PPP) journals, and the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies & Practices (CSIMPP) at George Mason University.
Alcohol and Public Policy: Implications for Politics and Health
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 1:30-5:30PM
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel - Truman Room
This course is for those interested in public policies designed to influence alcohol consumption and related impacts, including medical, social, behavioral and economic outcomes. The effectiveness of particular policy prescriptions in improving public health, well being and general welfare will be considered, as will the cultural, historical and political contexts of such policies. Consideration will also be given to data and methodological issues in assessing alcohol policy.
Policy Effectiveness and Context:
Norman Giesbrecht, University of Toronto, "Implementing and Sustaining Effective Alcohol-Related Policies at the Local Level: Evidence, Challenges and Next Steps"
William DeSoto, Texas State University of San Marcos, "The Social Context of Student Consumption of Alcohol"
Mark Lawrence Schrad, Villanova University "Evaluating Policy Effectiveness in Historical Context: Pre-Prohibition Alcohol-Control Studies Revisited"
International Perspectives:
Paul Cairney, University of Stirling and Donley Studlar, University of Strathclyde, "After the War on Tobacco, Is a War on Alcohol Next? Opportunities and Obstacles in Public Health Policy in the United Kingdom
Mark Lawrence Schrad, Villanova University, "Can Policy Overcome Tradition? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Russia's Ongoing Anti-Alcohol Campaign"
Research Methods:
Kevin Curtin and Lisa Pawloski, George Mason University, "Methodological Prospects with the Use of Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics for the Evaluation of Alcohol Policy"
Darin Erickson and Kathleen Lenk, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, "Measuring the Restrictiveness of State-level Alcohol Policies and Creating an Overall Alcohol Policy Environment Score"
Research Issues for Transportation & Livability Policy
Below is one of several free workshops offered by the PSO as a part of the APSA 2014 Annual Meeting. Co-sponsored by the World Medical & Health Policy (WMHP) and Povery & Public Policy (PPP) journals, and the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies & Practices (CSIMPP) at George Mason University
Research Issues for Transportation & Livability Policy
Wednesday, August 27, 2014- 9:00AM-1:00PM
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel - Hoover Room
Transportation and Livability is a policy issue of increasing importance, given forward momentum by a partnership of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to promote this matter. Thus far Transportation and Livability initiatives have tended to be located in fairly limited areas, typically those with a strong tradition of commitment to environmental values, and typically involving mechanisms to expand transit or increase transportation options for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Valuable as these initiatives are, they have thus far been quite limited in their reach and impact. An alternative approach to Transportation and Livability is to develop policy options for settings more typical of the American population. Indeed, a particularly useful approach is to develop policy options for densely populated regions, such as the Washington, D.C.-Boston corridor. Such options will likely have a different character from the highly localized, transit and pedestrian- and bicycle-oriented initiatives which thus far have characterized livability efforts.
In this short course we will offer an approach to thinking about livability in densely populated areas, and we will present a range of policy research topics that would support such an approach. In particular, we will look at how best to handle expansion of transportation capacity where required by the imperatives of economic development, we will consider how to identify transportation nodes most susceptible to environmentally destructive transportation congestion and to ameliorate such congestion, and we will explore how best to identify and address health hazards due to air and noise pollution posed by excessive concentration of traffic, both passenger and freight. Ample time for discussion with attendees will be provided.
Led by expert panel from School of Policy, Government and International Affairs- George Mason University
Brien Benson, Research Associate Professor, "Overview of Transportation and Livability"
Kingsley Haynes, Faculty Chair in Public Policy, Eminent Scholar, University Professor, "New Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Transportation Investments"
Arnauld Nicogossian, Distinguished Research Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices, "Transportation Impacts on Communities' Health"
Ken Button, University Professor and Director, Center for Transportation, Policy, Operations and Logistics, "Livable Transportation Means all Things to all People"
Laurie Schintler, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Director, Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, Masters Program, "Transportation and Healthy Food Systems"
Terry Clower, Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Regional Analysis, "Transit System Impacts on Workplace Development"
Women's Health in Global Perspective 2016 Videos
VIDEOS FROM THE 2016 Women's Health in Global Perspective
Women's Health in Global Perspective 2016_Keynote from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Keynote: Dr. Nancy Lee, Department of Health and Human Services
Women's Health in Global Perspective 2016 Session 1 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 1:
"Vulnerability Multiplied: Health Needs Assessment of 13-18 year old OVCs in Kenya"
"Association of Maternal Depression and Stress on Infant Health Outcomes"
"Parental Leave Policies and Infant Mortality Rates: An Examination of OECD Countries"
Women's Health in Global Perspective 2016 Session 2 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 2:
"Female Genital Mutilation & Cutting: Interpreting Recent Trends and Attitudes Towards the Practice Among Egyptians"
"Before the Broken Bones and Knocked-Out Teeth"
"A Systemic Review of Reproductive Coercion in Intearnational Settings"
Women's Health in Global Perspective Session 3 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 3:
"Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military"
"Best Practices for Sexual Violence Prevention During Post-Disaster Reponse"
"Women Without Liberty: Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in a Female Prison in Lima, Peru"
Women's Health in Global Perspective Session 4 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 4:
"Towards a Comprehensive Policy Approach to Address the Health Consequences of Trafficking in Women and Girls"
"The Politics of Women's Rights in Cross-border Reproductive Care"
Women's Health in Global Perspective Session 5 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 5:
"Exploration of Intergenerational Caregiving Related to Puerto Rican Women's Pregnancy Outcomes"
"Modern Contraceptive Use in Urban Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis"
"Assessing the Beliefs, Attitude and Behavior Attributing to Family Planning use in Southeastern Kenya"
Women's Health in Global Perspective Session 6 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 6:
"Gender and Socio-Behavioral Factors Contributing to Malaria Incidence, Insecticide Treated Bed Net Use, and Malaria Treatment: a Survey-based Exploration in Sotuheastern Kenya"
"'No Sex for Fish': PEPFAR and the Role of Women in HIV/AIDS Prevention Policies"
"Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Adult Latino Mothers & Daughters: A FiveYear Follow-Up"
Women's Health in Global Perspective Session 7 from Policy Studies Organization on Vimeo.
Session 7:
"Race/Ethnicity in Calculating Health-Related Quality of Life Scores"
"Generating Informed Policy Systems and Environemntal Changes By Addressing Gender Influences on Women's Health"
"Gender-based, Public Health Systems Approaches to Improving Women and Girl's Health: Lessons Learned in the U.S. from the Office on Women's Health, Coalition for a Healthier Community Initiative"