HSP 154H, SECTION 2, GREAT ISSUES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE:
U.S. and International Health Policy
Fall Semester 2012
Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:15 - 4:05 PM; Norris 104
Faculty
Al Pheley, Ph.D.
Office: 201 Robinson Hall
Phone: (517) 629-0359
Home: (517) 630-0442
E-mail: apheley@albion.edu
Office Hours: T,TH 10-11 AM; 1-2PM
or by appointment
Greg Saltzman, Ph.D.
Office: 101 Robinson Hall
Phone: (517) 629-0422
Home: (734) 971-7596 (not after 9:30 PM)
E-mail: gsaltzman@albion.edu
Office Hours: MTuWTh 10-11 AM
or by appointment
Both of us are happy to talk with students at times other than our official office hours. If either
of our doors is open, then feel free to stop in. Dr. Pheley is generally on campus 7:45 AM to 5
PM, Monday through Friday. Dr. Saltzman is generally on campus 9:35 AM to 4:15 PM
Monday through Thursday (but is usually not at Albion on Fridays).
If you prefer, you can make an appointment with either of us by calling or e-mailing us.
Students may also call Ann Garrett (x0368) to set up an appointment with Dr. Pheley.
Assigned book: T. R. Reid, The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and
Fairer Health Care (Penguin, 2010 paperback edition with update on 2010 Obama health
insurance law), ISBN-13: 978-0143118213.
CourseWeb: http://courses.albion.edu/course/view.php?id=564
Log in with your username and password, then choose HSP 154 from the left side. Readings
other than the Reid book are available on the course web via PDF files or URLs.
Purpose and Objectives
This course is designed to give students in Albion‘s Honors Institute direct exposure to social
science scholarship. Students will read research or policy articles in academic journals, rather
than digested versions available from textbooks. We have done our best to assign articles that
are accessible to smart students with little or no previous background in health policy or social
science; but the challenge of wrestling with genuine scholarly journal articles is an inherent part
of this Honors course. Article authors include scholars in medicine, public health, economics,
political science, sociology, or psychology.
This Honors course compares health policy in the U.S. and other wealthy democracies. It
addresses contemporary issues related to health insurance, public health problems that require
behavioral changes and not just medical treatment, and racial and social class disparities in
health outcomes.
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Insurance
While the U.S. is in many ways similar to other wealthy democracies, America has a distinctive
health insurance system. How does the health insurance system affect access to health care, cost,
and health outcomes? The assigned book by T. R. Reid describes the health insurance systems in
France, Germany, Japan, Britain, Canada, and Taiwan and the extent to which they might serve
as a model for the U.S. Scholarly journal articles on the course web for HMP 154 analyze the
impact of health insurance and the likely consequences of the 2010 Obama health insurance law,
the Affordable Care Act.
Health-Related Behaviors
Obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, excessive alcohol consumption, and sexually transmitted
diseases have significant adverse effects on health. Medical treatment can help mitigate these
adverse effects, but behavioral changes are needed to prevent illness. Many see births to teenage
mothers as a social problem and advocate behavioral changes in this domain as well. What
policies have the U.S. and other countries adopted to address public health challenges such as
these?
Racial, Social Class, and Geographic Disparities
In the U.S., blacks have substantially shorter life expectancies than whites. To what extent does
this disparity stem from:
 The health insurance system?
 Genetic differences, lifestyle, or attitudes towards medical treatment?
 Racial discrimination by health providers?
 Social class differences in housing, employment conditions, and exposure to
environmental hazards?
To what extent do social class disparities in life expectancy and morbidity persist even in nations
such as Britain with national health insurance? To what extent are there geographic disparities
within nations in access to health care, and what can be done to improve access for those in rural
areas?
Learning Objectives of This Course
• Describe the major current debates in health policy including access to health care as a right or
privilege and cost control.
• Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system and those in other wealthy democracies.
• Analyze contemporary debates in the U.S. over whether the 2010 Obama health law should be
repealed and whether Michigan and other states should accept federal funds provided by that law
to expand Medicaid, a federal-state health insurance program for the poor.
• Discuss the issues of public health and health disparities as they relate to health care reform.
• Synthesize information and develop and defend a health policy proposal.
• Demonstrate clear, concise, and persuasive writing and oral presentation skills.
• Demonstrate independent ability to identify and interpret relevant scholarly literature
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Grading and Course Requirements
This is an Honors Institute class. Hence, we expect and strongly encourage advance preparation,
critical thought, good writing, and consistent, thoughtful discussion. Individual contributions to
the class and team project are highly valued and reflected in the final grade.
Course Requirement
Class participation
Leading class discussion for two assigned readings (5% each)
Each student presents one reading in October and one in November.
Group Project – work in groups of 4 students to make a health policy proposal
Group PowerPoint presentation (December 3 or 5) (15%)
Group paper, due Monday, December 3 at 2:00 PM (10%)
Peer evaluation by fellow members of your group (5%)
Two short position papers, five pages each
Position paper 1, due Monday, September 24 at 2:00 PM (20%)
Position paper 2, due Wednesday, October 24 at 2:00 PM (20%)
Grading Weight
20%
10%
30%
40%
Class Participation
We expect you to have read the assigned readings for each class and to participate in discussion
of those readings. We also want you occasionally to bring in articles from the popular press
about current issues related to health policy, which the class can discuss.
Student-led Discussion Assignment
Each student will lead the discussion of two articles during the course of the semester, one in
October and one in November. Although we expect all students to do the assigned readings and
be prepared to discuss them in class, the discussion leader for a particular reading assumes
additional responsibility. First, the discussion leader should read the article well in advance of
the day it is discussed in class and, if necessary, see Al Pheley or Greg Saltzman to ask about
parts of the article that are difficult to understand. Second, the discussion leader will explain
difficult portions of the article to her or his classmates (though you need not worry about the
statistical methodology used in some of the articles). Third, the discussion leader should prepare
a list of questions to prompt participation by other students in the discussion of this article.
Thirty-six articles for student-led discussion (2 for each student in this class, plus four extras)
appear after the heading, "Student led paper discussion." Al Pheley or Greg Saltzman will lead
the discussion for articles not appearing after such a heading.
Group Project: Health Policy Proposal
Working in groups of four, students will develop and present a public policy proposal on a
current health-related issue that each group selects, in consultation with Al Pheley and Greg
Saltzman. You are required to articulate and justify your proposal in a group paper (due
December 3) and in a group PowerPoint presentation (given either December 3 or 5). Details of
the group project assignment will be provided in a separate document.
For some articles on current health policy issues, see this web site operated by the New England
Journal of Medicine: http://www.nejm.org/health-policy-and-reform The Albion College
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library also has online subscriptions to the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA (the
Journal of the American Medical Association), American Journal of Public Health, Health
Affairs, and other sources related to health policy.
Short Position Papers
Each student will write two short position papers.
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For the first paper, due September 24, you are to take a stand either in support of, or
against, the rationing of health care.
For the second paper, due October 24, you are to take a stand either in support of, or
against, a recent proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York to ban the sale of
sugary drinks in sizes larger than 16 ounces.
Extensive readings are provided on the course web for the September 24 paper. Some readings
are provided on the course web for the October 24 paper; see both the readings for October 24
and the Camerer et al. article assigned for November 5. We will, however, expect you to find
some of your own sources for your October 24 paper. Details of the short position paper
assignments will be provided in separate documents.
Attendance Policy
Regular participation in class activities is critical to the individual‘s understanding of the
material covered during class discussions and to the success of the group projects. As such,
students are expected to attend class and participate fully in class discussions. All individuals are
expected to participate equally and equitably in the group project – meaning that group members
may receive different participation grades based on their level of involvement. The decision to
attend class, and the level at which you participate, is up to you. Students are expected to make
up any work that is missed for any reason.
Academic Integrity
Albion College has adopted the following statement on academic integrity: “As an academic
community, Albion College is firmly committed to honor and integrity in the pursuit of
knowledge. Therefore, as a member of this academic community, each student acknowledges
responsibility for his or her actions and commits to the highest standards of integrity. In doing
so, each student makes a covenant with the college not to engage in any form of academic
dishonesty, fraud, cheating, or theft.”
We expect you to cite your sources for ideas presented in your papers. We expect you to include
quotation marks and provide a citation if you use somebody else‘s words in your papers.
Disability Statement
If you have a disability and may require accommodations or modifications in class instruction or
course-related activities, please contact the Learning Support Center (LSC) staff who can arrange
for reasonable accommodations for students who provide documentation of their disability or
condition. If you are presently registered with the LSC and have requested accommodations
through the LSC for this semester, please plan to meet with one of the instructors as early as
possible to discuss the best way to implement these accommodations in this class. The LSC is
located on the third floor of the Seeley Mudd library; their phone number is 517-629-0825.
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Tentative Class Schedule and Readings
Week 1
(a) What is health?
(b) Health care vs. health
Monday, August 27, 2012
- Class Introduction
- What is health?
• World Health Organization. WHO definition of health. Preamble to the Constitution of the
World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York,
19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official
Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April
1948.
• Jadad AR, O‘Gradey L. How should health be defined? British Medical Journal. 2008;
337: 1363-1364.
• Sarracci R. The World Health Organization needs to reconsider its definition of health.
British Medical Journal. 1997; 314: 1409-1410.
• Koplan JP, Bond TC, Marson MH., et al. Towards a common definition of global health.
Lancet. 2009; 373: 1993-1995.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
- Health care and other determinants of health
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McGinnis JM, Williams-Russo P, and Knickman JR. The case for more active policy
attention to health promotion. Health Affairs. 2002; 21: 78-93.
Case A and Paxson C. Parental Behavior and Child Health. Health Affairs. 2002; 21: 164178.
Marmot M. The influence of income on health: Views of an epidemiologist. Health Affairs.
2002; 21: 31-46.
Teutsch SM, Baciu AB, Mays GP, et al. Wiser Investment for a Healthier Future. Journal
of Public Health Management Practice. 2012; 18: 295–298.
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Week 2
Is health care a right?
Monday, September 3, 2012: No classes (Labor Day)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012:
- Access to care - a right or a privilege?
• Carmalt J, Zaidi S. The right to health care in the United States of America. What does it
mean? Center for Economic and Social Rights. October, 2004.
• Peikoff L. Healthcare is not a right. Delivered under the auspices of Americans for Free
Choice in Medicine (www.afcm.org) at a Town Hall Meeting on the Clinton Health Plan on
December 11, 1993
• McDermott J. Healthcare must be a right, not a privilege. September 26, 2007.
• Montanaro D. Is health care a ‘privilege’ for some? MSNBC. March 5, 2009.
• Harmon H. Health care is a right, or is it? Gather. August 5, 2009.
• Ponnuru R. Health care as a right. National Review Online. August 3, 2009.
• Sanders B. Health care is a right, not a privilege. The Huffington Post. June 8, 2009.
• Murphy WF. Statement for the Record. Roundtable Discussion on Expanding Health Care
Coverage. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. May 20, 2009.
• Orsi M. Bishops wrong: Health care not a right. HumanEvents.org. July 30, 2009.
Week 3
Overview of U.S. health care system
Monday,, September 10, 2012
- The U.S. Health Care System – a Brief Overview
• Chua KP. Overview of the U.S. health care system. American Medical Student
Association. February 10, 2006.
• Jaouad S. A reluctant crash course in health insurance 101. The New York Times. August
21, 2012: D5.
• Fuchs VR. Health Care Reform: A Collection of Articles on U.S. Health Care Reform
(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010), pp. 2-3, 6-8, and 21-26.
• Lyke B. Health care reform: An introduction. Congressional Research Service. April 14,
2009.
• Gawande A. The Cost Conumdrum. The New Yorker. June 1, 2009.
• Gawande A. Big Med. The New Yorker. August 13, 2012: 52-63.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
- Extending Insurance Coverage in the U.S.
• Blumenthal D, Morone J. The lessons of success: Revisiting the Medicare story. New
England Journal of Medicine. 2008; 359: 2384-2389.
• Brook RH. The science of health care reform. JAMA. 2009; 301:2 486-2487.
• National Coalition on Health Care. Insurance. National Coalition on Health Care.
• History of the Obama Health Law. The New York Times. June 28, 2012.
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Week 4
(a) Making choices in health care reform
(b) A global view
Monday, September 17, 2012
- Health System Reform Simulation – the CHAT game
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Start reading T. R. Reid, The Healing of America
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
- A Global Perspective: France, Germany, Japan, and Britain
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T. R. Reid, The Healing of America, pp. 1-125.
Week 5
(a) Health care rationing
(b) Canadian health care
Monday, September 24, 2012
- Health care rationing and the 1989 Oregon Medicaid plan
* SHORT POSITION PAPER 1 DUE SEPTEMBER 24 BY 2:00 PM*
General readings on health-care rationing:
 Reinhardt UE. ‘Rationing’ health care: What does it mean? The New York Times,
Economix. July 3, 2009.
 Meltzer DO and Detsky AS. The Real Meaning of Rationing. JAMA. 2010; 304: 22922293.
 Ferrarra P. Obama Promises to Ration Your Care. National Review Online. July 23, 2009.
 Singer P, Why We Must Ration Health Care. The New York Times Magazine, July 19, 2009.
 Nix K. Comparative Effectiveness Research Under Obamacare: A Slippery Slope to Health
Care Rationing. The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder No. 2679. April 12, 2012.
 Bloche MG, Beyond the ‘R” Word? Medicine’s New Frugality. New England Journal of
Medicine. 2012; 366: 1951-1953.
 Brody H, From an Ethics of Rationing to an Ethics of Waste Avoidance. New England
Journal of Medicine. 2012; 366: 1949-1951.
 Fuchs VR. The Doctor’s Dilemma – What Is ‘Appropriate’ Care? New England Journal of
Medicine. 2012; 365: 585-587.
 Neumann PJ and Weinstein MC. Legislating against Use of Cost-Effectiveness Information.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2010; 363: 1495-1497.
 Brook RH. The Role of Physicians in Controlling Medical Care Costs and Reducing Waste.
JAMA. 2011; 306: 650-651.
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Readings on 1989 Oregon Medicaid plan:
 Saha S, Coffman DD, and Smits AK. Giving Teeth to Comparative-Effectiveness Research
– The Oregon Experience. New England Journal of Medicine. 2010; 362: e18(1)-e18(3).
 Oregon Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid Assistance
Programs. Oregon health plan: An historical overview. June, 2006.
 Gorman L. Rationing care: Oregon changes its priorities. Brief Analysis No. 645. National
Center for Policy Analysis. February 19, 2009.
 Oberlander J, Marmor T, Jacobs L. Rationing medical care: Rhetoric and reality in the
Oregon Health Plan. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2001; 164: 1583-1587.
 Klein R. On the Oregon trail: rationing in health care. British Medical Journal. 1991;302:1-2.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
- Health care in Canada, part I
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T. R. Reid, The Healing of America, pp. 126-142.
Week 6
So, what’s health care like up der in da north, eh?
Monday, October 1, 2012
- Health care in Canada, part II
• Iglehart JK. Revisiting the Canadian Health Care System. New England Journal of
Medicine. 2000; 342: 2007-2012.
• Eisenberg MJ. An American Physician in the Canadian Health Care System. Archives of
Internal Medicine. 2006; 166: 281-282.
• Sessions SY, Detsky AS. Washington, Ottawa, and Health Care Reform: A Tale of 2
Capitals. JAMA. 2010; 303: 2078-2079.
• Ross JS, Detsky AS. Comparison of the U.S. and Canadian health care systems: A tale of
two Mt. Sinai’s. JAMA. 2008; 300: 1934-1936.
• Flood CM. Is the Canadian System Right for the United States? Journal of Health Politics,
Policy and Law. 2009; 34: 585-592.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
- Canada’s single-payer system: a model for the U.S.?
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSIONS*
• Newell AR, Saltzman GM. Impact of reimbursement systems on child psychiatrists. A
comparison of Canada and United States. Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry. 1995; 34: 1326-1335. [Presenter: Student 1]
• The Physicians’ Working Group for a Single-Payer National Health Insurance. Proposal of
the Physicians’ Working Group for a Single-Payer National Health Insurance. JAMA. 2003;
290: 798-805. [Presenter: Student 2]
• Stone D. Single Payer – Good Metaphor, Bad Politics. Journal of Health Politics, Policy
and Law. 2009; 34: 531-542. [Presenter: Student 3]
• Sullivan, K. Comment on Deborah Stone’s “Single Payer – Good Metaphor, Bad
Politics.” JHPPL. 2010; 35: 277-288. [Presenter: Student 4]
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Week 7
More global perspectives on health reform in the U.S.
Monday, October 8, 2012
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T. R. Reid, The Healing of America, pp. 143-268.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSIONS*
• Schoen C, Osborn R, Huynh PT, et al. Taking the pulse of health care systems:
Experiences of patients with health problems in six countries. Health Affairs. 2005; W5:
509-525. [Presenter: Student 5]
• Anderson GF, Frogner BK. Health spending in OECD countries: Obtaining value per
dollar. Health Affairs. 2008; 27: 1717-1727. [Presenter: Student 6]
• Campbell JC, Ikegami N, and Gibson MJ. Lessons from public long-term care insurance
in Germany and Japan. Health Affairs. 2010; 29: 87-95. [Presenter: Student 7]
• Timmins N. The NICE way of influencing health spending: A conversation with Sir
Michael Rawlins. Health Affairs. 2009; 28: 1360-1365. [Presenter: Student 8]
Week 8
Economic and historical perspectives on insurance reform
Monday, October 15, 2012
-Economic Perspectives
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSIONS*
• Gladwell M. The moral-hazard myth. The New Yorker. August 29, 2005. [Presenter:
Student 9]
• Summers LH. Some simple economics of mandated benefits. American Economic Review.
1989; 79: 177-183. [Presenter: Student 10]
• Finkelstein A, Taubman S, Wright B, et al. The Oregon health insurance experiment:
Evidence from the first year. Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2012; 127: 1057-1106.
[Presenters: Students 11 and 12]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
-Historical Perspectives
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSIONS*
• Mitchell DJB. Impeding Earl Warren: California‘s health insurance plan that wasn‘t and
what might have been. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. 2002; 27: 947-976.
[Presenter: Student 13]
• Wainess FJ. The ways and means of national health care reform, 1974 and beyond.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. 1999; 24: 305-333. [Presenter: Student 14]
• Skocpol T. The rise and resounding demise of the Clinton plan. Health Affairs. 1995; 14:
66-85. [Presenter: Student 15]
• Quadagno J. Physician sovereignty and the purchasers’ revolt. Journal of Health Politics,
Policy, and Law. 2004; 29: 815-834. [Presenter: Student 16]
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Week 9
Obesity and public health policy
Monday, October 22, 2012
-No class (Albion College fall break)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
-Obesity and public health policy
* SHORT POSITION PAPER 1 DUE OCTOBER 24 BY 2:00 PM
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed rule banning large sodas (June 5, 2012).
Reversing the Epidemic: The New York City Obesity Task Force Plan to Prevent and
Control Obesity (May 31, 2012).
Other materials available at the web site of the New York City Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml
New Yorkers for Beverage Choices web site: http://nycbeveragechoices.com/
Linnekin BJ. The fizzy math behind Bloomberg’s soda ban. July 21, 2012.
Lenzer J. New York City push against sugary drinks sparks controversy. British Medical
Journal, 2010; 341: c576.
Week 10
(a) Romneycare/Obamacare
(b) Ryan Medicare/Medicaid proposals
Monday, October 29, 2012
-Romneycare/Obamacare
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Reid T.R. The Healing of America, pp. 244-251.
Jost TS. The Affordable Care Act largely survives the Supreme Court’s scrutiny – but
barely. Health Affairs. 2012; 31: 1659-1662.
Chandra A., Gruber J., McKnight R., The importance of the individual mandate – Evidence
from Massachusetts. New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 364: 293-295.
Chen C, Scheffler G, and Chandra A. Massachusetts’ health care reform and emergency
department utilization. New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 365: e25(1)-e25(3).
Mariner W, Annas G, Glantz L, Can Congress make you buy broccoli? And why that’s a
hard question. New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 364: 201-203.
Berkowitz SA and Miller ED. The individual mandate and patient-centered care. JAMA.
2011; 306: 648-649.
Van Ginneken E and Swartz K. Implementing insurance exchanges – lessons from Europe.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2012; 367: 691-693.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
-Paul Ryan proposals on Medicare and Medicaid
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Wilensky GR. Reforming Medicare – Toward a modified Ryan plan. New England
Journal of Medicine. 2011; 364: 1890-1892.
Antos JR. The Wyden-Ryan proposal – A foundation for realistic Medicare reform. New
England Journal of Medicine. 2012; 366: 879-881.
Aaron HJ and Frakt AB. Why now is not the time for premium support. New England
Journal of Medicine. 2012; 366: 877-879.
Iglehart JK. Medicaid at a crossroads. New England Journal of Medicine. 2011; 364:
1585-1587.
Week 11
Personal behavior and health
Monday, November 5, 2012
- Personal Responsibility, Government Paternalism, and Health
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSION*
• Steinbrook R. Imposing personal responsibility for health. New England Journal of
Medicine. 2006;355:753-756. [Presenter: Student A—who also presents Balko]
• Balko R. Beyond personal responsibility. The Cato Institute. May 17, 2004. [Presenter:
Student A—who also presents Steinbrook]
• Camerer C. Issacharoff S, Lowenstein G, O‘Donoghue T, Rabin M. Regulation for
conservatives: behavioral economics and the case for ‘Asymmetric Paternalism.’ University
of Pennsylvania Law Review. 2003; 151: 1211-1254. [Presenters: Students B and C]
• Davis B, Carpenter C. Proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and adolescent obesity.
American Journal of Public Health. 2009;99:505-510. [Presenter: Student D]
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
-Alcohol and Tobacco
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSION*
• Fiore MC, Baker TB. Stealing a march in the 21st century. Accelerating progress in the
100-year war against tobacco addiction in the United States. American Journal of Public
Health. 2009; 99: 1170-1175. [Presenter: Student E]
• Wagenaar AC, Maldonado-Molina M, Wagenaar BH. Effects of alcohol tax increases on
alcohol-related mortality in Alaska. Time-series analysis from 1976-2004. American Journal
of Public Health. 2009; 99: 1464-1470. [Presenter: Student F]
• Campbell RB, Balbach ED. Building alliances in unlikely places: Progressive Allies and
the Tobacco Institute‘s coalition strategy on cigarette excise taxes. American Journal of
Public Health. 2009; 99: 1188-1196. [Presenter: Student G]
• Sebrié EM and Glantz SA. Tobacco industry “youth smoking prevention” programs to
undermine meaningful tobacco control in Latin America. American Journal of Public
Health. 2007; 97: 1357-1367. [Presenter: Student H]
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Week 12
(a) Sex and violence
(b) Meetings for health policy proposals
Monday, November 12, 2012
-Teen Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Violence as a Public Health Problem
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSION*
• Kearney MS and Levine PB. Why is the teen birth rate in the United States so high and
why does it matter? Journal of Economic Perspectives. 2012; 26: 141-166. [Presenter:
Student I]
• Buffardi AL, Thomas KK, Holms KK, and Manhart LE. Moving upstream: Ecosocial and
psychosocial correlates of sexually transmitted infections among young adults in the United
States. American Journal of Public Health. 2008; 98: 1128-1136. [Presenter: Student J]
• Wilson TE, Hogben M, Malka ES, et al.. A randomized controlled trial for reducing risks
for sexually transmitted infections through enhanced patient-based partner notification.
American Journal of Public Health. 2009; 99: S104-S110. [Presenter: Student K]
• Dodge KA. Framing public policy and prevention of chronic violence in American youths.
American Psychologist. 2008;63:573-590. [Presenter: Student L]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
-Meet with either Al Pheley or Greg Saltzman to discuss your health policy proposal
Week 13
Meetings for health policy proposals
Monday, November 19, 2012
-Meet with either Al Pheley or Greg Saltzman (whomever you did not meet on November 14) to
discuss your health policy proposal
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
No classes (Thanksgiving break)
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Week 14
Health disparities
Monday, November 26
-Health Disparities: Demographic Group and Location of Residence
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSION*
• Smedley BD, Stith AY, Nelson AR. Editors. Unequal treatment: Confronting racial and
ethnic disparities in health care. Executive Summary. Washington, D.C: Institute of
Medicine. 2003. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=030908265X Accessed: August
16, 2012. [Presenter: Student M]
• Weisfeld A, Perlman RL. Disparities and discrimination in health care. Perspectives in
Biology and Medicine. 2005; 48: S1-S9. [Presenter: Student N]
• Browning CR, Wallace D, Feinberg SL, and Cagney KA. Neighborhood Social Processes,
Physical Conditions, and Disaster-Related Mortality: The Case of the 1995 Chicago Heat
Wave. American Sociological Review. 2006; 71: 661-678. [Presenter: Student O]
• Pheley AM, Holben DH, Graham AS, Simpson C. Food security and perceptions of health
status: A preliminary study in rural Appalachia. Journal of Rural Health. 2002; 18: 447-454.
[Presenter: Student P]
Wednesday, November 28
-Racial disparities in health
*STUDENT LED PAPER DISCUSSION*
• Schulman KA, Berlin JA, Harless W, et al. The effect of race and sex on physicians‘
recommendations for cardiac catheterization. New England Journal of Medicine. 1999; 340:
618-626. [Presenter: Student Q]
• Schuster MA, Elliott MN, Kanhouse DE, et al. Racial and ethnic health disparities among
fifth-graders in three cities. New England Journal of Medicine. 2012; 367: 735-745.
[Presenter: Student R]
• Musa D, Schulz R, Harris R, Silverman M, Thomas SB. Trust in the health care system
and the use of preventive services by older black and white adults. American Journal of
Public Health. 2009; 99: 1293-1299. [Presenter: Student S]
• Lasser KE, Himmelstein DU, Woolhander S. Access to care, health status, and health
disparities in the United States and Canada: Results of a cross-nation population-based
survey. American Journal of Public Health. 2006; 96: 1300-1307. [Presenter: Student T]
Week 15 Policy Proposal Presentations
Monday, December 3, 2012 (PowerPoint presentations of groups 1 and 2)
*GROUP PAPER DUE TODAY BY 2:00 PM*
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 (PowerPoint presentations of groups 3 and 4)
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