Wider health insurance coverage for young Americans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduces their reliance on state workers’ compensation programs when they require emergency care, according to RAND research. The RAND analysis of younger workers, which examined millions of medical records in four populous states, shows that the Affordable Care Act may generate widespread and varying impacts...

introduction: ionizing radiations are the hazardous agents in the workplace and all forms of ionizing radiation produce some type of injuries. awareness of application of protection guidelines and knowledge of the principles of radiation protection can play an important role in health of employees. survey of radiation employee’s levels of awareness and practical behavior is essential and should...

Account-based health plans (ABHPs), which combine high-deductible plans with either health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) or health savings accounts (HSAs), have gained popularity in recent years. Because there is growing evidence these plans are indeed engaging consumers and moderating cost increases, employers will need ABHP design options as they strive to bring costs under control in com...

Many states have enacted fetal protection laws as a way of promoting fetal health and combatting the problem of in utero fetal drug abuse. These laws, however, unduly compromise the constitutional rights of pregnant women, implicating a woman’s rights to privacy, due process, and equal protection under the laws. Additionally, such laws compromise both maternal health and fetal health by discour...

BACKGROUND The first policy action outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the implementation of national social protection systems. This study assesses whether social protection provision can impact 17 indicators of five key health-related SDG goals amongst adolescents in South Africa. METHODS We conducted a longitudinal survey of adolescents (10-18 years) between 2009 and 20...

CLIODNA MCNULTY1∗, JO BOWEN2, REBECCA HOWELL-JONES3, MARK WALKER4, ELAINE FREEMAN4 1Department of Microbiology, Health Protection Agency Primary Care Unit, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK E-mail:[email protected] 2Previously Health Protection Agency Primary Care Unit, Now Scientist Unit, Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton SK17 9JN, UK 3Previously H...