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GWB Mental Health Policy: Should cities, states or the federal government tax sodas?

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. September 24, 2009. Should cities, states or the federal government tax sodas? So kudos, then, to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for taking action. Granted, the action that he's proposing is clunky: a tax on the retailers that sell sugary beverages. As for the charge that soda is only one of the major factors contributing to our obesity epidemic, that's true. But the fact th...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: WHO Mental Health Web Site

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. November 11, 2009. WHO Mental Health Web Site. If you're interested in international mental health, it will be good for you to become familiar with this site. Posted by Danny Wedding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kaiser Health Policy News. SAMHSA Mental Health News. Harvard World Health News. APA Public Policy Office (Advocacy).

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Supportive Housing Bill Needs Senate Sponsors

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. November 11, 2009. Supportive Housing Bill Needs Senate Sponsors. Action Alert on Supportive Housing. The Bazelon Center's August 5 Mental Health Policy Reporter. Posted by Danny Wedding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kaiser Health Policy News. SAMHSA Mental Health News. Harvard World Health News. APA Public Policy Office (Advocacy). The Internation...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Calorie limits for school lunches are recommended

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. October 22, 2009. Calorie limits for school lunches are recommended. An Institute of Medicine panel also urges lower sodium content under proposed guidelines for the National School Lunch Program, whose nutritional standards have not been updated since 1995. Posted by Danny Wedding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Danny Wedding is a clinical psychologist and Associate Dean for...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Why is suicide so common in Japan?

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. September 24, 2009. Why is suicide so common in Japan? Without a doubt the grimmest statistic coming out of Japan today concerns the number of suicides, which have exceeded 30,000 annually for 11 years in a row — engendering indescribable tragedies for so many families. Posted by Danny Wedding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kaiser Health Policy News.

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Medicine’s Elusive Goal: A Safe Weight-Loss Drug

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. October 22, 2009. Medicine’s Elusive Goal: A Safe Weight-Loss Drug. Americans spent an estimated $59 billion last year fighting fat. 8212; on weight-loss programs, special foods, low-calorie soft drinks, appetite suppressants, gym memberships, diet. Books, exercise videos, even stomach-clamping surgery. One of the nation’s biggest and costliest health problems. Harvard World Healt...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Drug Companies Increase Prices in Face of Change

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. November 15, 2009. Drug Companies Increase Prices in Face of Change. Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform - NYTimes.com. Even as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation’s drug costs after the legislation takes effect, the industry has been raising its prices at the fastest rate in years. Drug Companies Increa...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: The International Burden of Mental Illness

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. November 11, 2009. The International Burden of Mental Illness. WHO Chapter 2: Burden of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Posted by Danny Wedding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Kaiser Health Policy News. SAMHSA Mental Health News. Harvard World Health News. APA Public Policy Office (Advocacy). SAMHSA Mental Health Links. WHO Mental Health Web Site.

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GWB Mental Health Policy: The Strange Career of the Public Option (Time)

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. November 6, 2009. The Strange Career of the Public Option (Time). The public option had been kicking around for a while, however, in policy-wonk circles. Giving the uninsured an opportunity to purchase coverage through a Medicare-like health plan was seen as a useful means of putting competitive pressure on private insurers to provide decent coverage at low prices. Danny Wedding i...

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GWB Mental Health Policy: Should Roman Polanski Stand Trial for Rape?

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GWB Mental Health Policy. This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. September 29, 2009. Should Roman Polanski Stand Trial for Rape? Please come to class prepared to discuss this case. What matters is that the rape of a 13-year old girl, in a nation of laws, in a nation where women are striving for equality with men, in world where we are hundreds of years away from that right and good goal, be discouraged, by example if necessary. Should Roman Pol...