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Expert Says State Policies can Have an Impact on Public Health |
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by University of Illinois
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
In a new study, Tom O’Rourke, a professor emeritus of community health at the University of Illinois, examined 25 variables in four categories to see how state policies might affect residents’ health.
Among the variables studied were efforts at gun control, state emergency preparedness, cigarette and alcohol taxes, public health and education spending per capita, and state minimum-wage rates.
“It’s more of a report card for all states rather than a ‘Who’s best’ or ‘Who’s worst’ list,” O’Rourke said.
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