School of Public Health Research Briefs

In an ongoing effort to disseminate research findings to the public health community, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health offers Research Brief, an update of research by members of the school's faculty. The following Research Briefs are by faculty in the Division of Health Policy and Management.

Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, "Behavioral Impact of Graduated Driver Licensing on Teenage Driving Risk and Exposure" (Oct 2009)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/home.html

Roger Feldman, Ph.D., Professor, "Should HPV Vaccine Be Used on a National Scale?" (Sep 2009)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief0909.html

A. Marshall McBean, Xinhua Yu, Beth A. Virnig, "The impact of the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and prior behavior on screening mammography use among elderly women" (Feb 2009)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief0209.html

John A. Nyman, Ph.D., Professor, "The Conversion of Discrete Self-Reported Health Status Levels into Health-Related Quality-of-Life Weights" (Oct 2008)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief1108.html

Ayse P. Gurses, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, "A Systematic Review of the Literature," medical errors and the need for systematic research to guide the design of information tools to support communication in team-based care settings that is seamless, patient-centric, and consistent with best practices (May 2008)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/may08.html

William Riley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, "Why the Blood Donor Pool is Shrinking: Estimating the Prevalence of Donor Exclusion Factors on the Pool of Potential Blood Donors" (Jan 2008)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/briefjan08.html

Jeffrey S. McCullough, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, "Monitoring Technology and Firm Boundaries: Physician-Hospital Integration and Technology Utilization" (Sep 2007)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief0907.html

Michael Davern, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, "Are Lower Response Rates Hazardous to Your Health Survey?" (May 2007)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief0507.html

Karen M. Kuntz, Sc.D., Professor, "Using Mathematical Models for Cancer Control: An Example of Colorectal Cancer" (Jan 2007)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/brief0107.html

Robert L. Kane, M.D., Professor, "It Shouldn't Be This Way: The Failure of Long-Term Care" (Jul 2005)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/about/pubs/brief/julyresearchbrief.html

Donna McAlpine, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Kathleen Thiede Call, Ph.D.. Associate Professor, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Utilization of Preventive Services and Barriers to Care Among Minnesota Health Care Program Enrollees" (Aug 2004)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/img/assets/9103/SPHbrief8-04.pdf

Lynn A. Blewett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, "Current Population Survey Research: Implications for State Funding Allocations" (Nov 2003)
http://www.sph.umn.edu/img/assets/9103/SPHbrief11-03.pdf