health effects of F&V stamp policy designed for low income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model … which predictshow F&V consumption is affected by a change in policy and a health model which evaluatesthe impact of a change … consumption remains in plausible values, (4) the policy reduces the health inequalities between low and high income populations …

, residents continue to be exposed to environmental health risks that result from poor and inadequate basic sanitation provision … hygienic environment for its users. A badly managed sanitation facility is an environmental health risk, and it encourages …, Health and Solid Waste Departments. Hence the need for an integrated and inclusive approach to planning is required. Using a …

This dissertation brings health policy forward to the macroeconomic arena and explores how policy reforms impact the U … endogenous insurance purchasing decisions and consumption-saving decisions in the model and compares health policies of universal … companies on the basis of pre-existing conditions. It finds that these health-policy reforms cannot, at the same time, achieve …

An estimated 41.2 million people were without health insurance in 2001. Legislation under consideration by the 108th … and earlier Congresses is intended to assist small employers in offering health insurance as a benefit to their workers. A … new bill, H.R. 4281, introduced on May 5, 2004, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (H.R. 6601s. 545), and a …

This doctoral thesis draws on the financial economics, strategic management, product innovation, and health technology …