Pyongyang, July 27 (KCNA) -A national meeting was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Friday to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War. Present there were senior party, state and army officials including Kim Yong Nam, Choe Yong Rim, Choe Ryong Hae and Hyon Yong Chol, officials of party, military, power bodies, public organizations...

The rising epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity is placing a heretofore unprecedented physical and fiscal burden on individuals and communities. Federal and state government officials who seek to determine the scope of the problem are using a spectrum of tools that include reporting, screening, and surveillance initiatives. The extent of authority to use these public health tools is yet...

1 | P a g e States license EMS personnel and EMS agencies as a means of ensuring public health and safety. The public should have access to practitioners who practice safely and competently. Because of this common and important function, the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) has taken the lead in coordinating implementation of the EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Syste...

Do voters effectively hold elected officials accountable for policy decisions? Using data on natural disasters, government spending, and election returns, we show that voters reward the incumbent presidential party for delivering disaster relief spending, but not for investing in disaster preparedness spending. These inconsistencies distort the incentives of public officials, leading the govern...

It has been 20 years since the last estimate of the public health workforce's size and composition. This study provides a best estimate through secondary analysis of existing workforce reports, summaries, and information gathered from chief health officials in 50 states and 6 territories, public health organizations, and federal agencies. Results indicate that the workforce consists of some 448...

State officials responsible for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations used in the production of oil and gas resources will inevitably confront a key policy issue; that is, to what extent can statewide regulations be developed without reducing land use autonomy typically exercised by local officials? Most state regulators have historically recognized the economic importanc...