The impact of energy conservation and emission reduction (ECER) policies on domestic
waste control has not been determined. Previous papers have focused predominantly on …

During the late 19 th and early 20 th century, several states mandated midwifery licensing
requirements to improve midwives' knowledge, education, and quality. Previous studies …

We combine individual data from the 1940 full-count census with death records and other
information available on the Family Tree at familysearch. org to create the largest individual …

This paper examines the role of public health in reducing mortality prior to modern medicine
by studying Puerto Rico in the early 20th century. From 1930 to 1960, Puerto Rico …

We examine the effect of enforcing minimum quality standards (MQSs) on consumer health.
In the late 1800s, the urban milk supply was regularly skimmed and diluted with water, but …

In recent years, public administration scholars investigated the relationship between
employee turnover and public sector performance in settings where tasks are routine and …

This chapter studies the intersection of health and political economy in history, with a focus
on the United States during the epidemiological transition. Few of the major factors that …

Involving over 1.8 million child participants aged 6-10, the Salk Polio Vaccine trial of 1954 is
the largest vaccine trial ever conducted. This trial provided access to the inactivated polio …

The theme of the research questions investigated in the following pages relates to the
challenges state policy makers face in complying with balanced budget requirements amid …

This paper assesses the role of public health in Puerto Rico during one of the fastest
mortality transitions in history and the first outside of Europe and Western offshoots. Using …