Public health: CSAPH reports

View reports from the Council on Science and Public Health presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

2022

• Transformation of Rural Community Public Health Systems (CSAPH Report 2-A-22)

• Full Commitment by our AMA to the Betterment and Strengthening of Public Health Systems (Resolution 401-JUN-21) (CSAPH 2-N-21)

• Dietary Supplements: Update on Regulation, Industry, and Product Trends (CSAPH-report 3-I-20)

• Screening LGBTQ (PDF) CSAPH-report 1-I-18
• Joint high value care report (PDF) CSAPH/CMS joint report I-18
• Physician’s role in firearm safety (PDF) CSAPH-report 4-A-18
• Tobacco harm reduction (PDF) CSAPH-report 5-A-18

• Emerging drugs of abuse are a public health threat (PDF) CSAPH report 2-A-17
• Strategies to reduce the consumption of beverages with added sweeteners (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-17
• Targeted education to increase organ donation (PDF) CSAPH report 2-I-17
• Neuropathic pain as a disease (PDF) CSAPH report 3-I-17
• Clinical implications and policy considerations of cannabis use (PDF) CSAPH report 5-I-17

• Human and environmental effects of light emitting diode (LED) community lighting (PDF) CSAPH report 2-A-16
• Powdered alcohol (PDF) CSAPH report 4-A-16
• An expanded definition of women’s health (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-16
• Increasing awareness of nootropic use (PDF) CSAPH report 9-A-16
• Urine drug testing (PDF) CSAPH report 1-I-16

• Coverage for chronic pain management (CEJA/CMS joint report) (PDF) CMS/CSAPH Joint report-A-15
• Combating antibiotic resistance: an update (PDF) CSAPH report 3-I-15

• Guidelines for mobile medical applications and devices (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-14
• Electronic cigarettes, vaping, and health: update (PDF) CSAPH report 2-I-14

• Nanotechnology safety and regulation (PDF) CSAPH report 2-A-13
• Is obesity a disease? (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-13
• Safety of x-ray security scanners (PDF) CSAPH report 4-A-13
• Electronic games and health promotion (PDF) CSAPH report 6-A-13
• Inclusion of supplement purchases in nutritional assistance programs (PDF) CSAPH report 1-I-13

• Labeling of bioengineered foods (PDF) CSAPH report 2-A-12
• Safety of bottled water (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-12
• Light pollution: adverse health effects of nighttime lighting (summary only) (PDF) CSAPH report 4-A-12
• Taxes on beverages with added sweeteners (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-12
• Screening mammography (PDF) CSAPH report 6-A-12

• Consumer medication information (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-11
• Dietary intake of incarcerated populations (PDF) CSAPH report 4-A-11

• Update on the food and drug administration's (FDA) efforts to improve food safety (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-10
• Maldynia: pathophysiology and non-pharmacologic treatment (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-10
• Use of electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation programs (PDF) CSAPH report 6-A-10

• Male breast cancer (PDF) CSAPH report 2-A-09
• Disparities in maternal mortality (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-09
• Appropriate supplementation of Vitamin D (PDF) CSAPH report 4-A-09
• The use of hormones for "antiaging": a review of efficacy and safety (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-09
• Use of tasers® by law enforcement agencies (PDF) CSAPH report 6-A-09
• An updated review of sex education programs in the United States (PDF) CSAPH report 7-A-09
• Sustainable food (PDF) CSAPH report 8-A-09
• Health care disparities in same-sex households (PDF) CSAPH report 1-I-09

• The clinical utility of measuring body mass index and waist circumference in the diagnosis and management of adult overweight and obesity (PDF) CSAPH report 1-A-08
• The health effects of high fructose syrup (PDF) CSAPH report 3-A-08
• Revision of the lifetime deferral for blood donation of the men who have sex with men (MSM) population (PDF) CSAPH report 5-A-08
• Portable listening devices and noise-induced hearing loss (PDF) CSAPH report 6-A-08
• Elder mistreatment (PDF) CSAPH report 7-A-08
• Substance use and substance use disorders (PDF) CSAPH report 8-A-08 
• Optimizing care for gay men and lesbians (PDF) (CSAPH report 9-A-08)

• Eating disorders and promotion of healthy body image (PDF) CSAPH report 8-A-07
• Home anticoagulation monitoring (PDF) CSAPH report 9-A-07
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (PDF) CSAPH report 10-A-07
• AMA policy on smoke-free environments and workplaces (PDF) CSAPH report 1-I-07

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