Extractions: The Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy serves as coordinator and facilitator for the multidisciplinary work in aging issues at Florida State University. The resources of the Institute are used to support individual or collaborative research projects as well as graduate training and other educational initiatives campus wide. Current research projects include work and retirement, pensions, inequality, long term care, assisted living, technology and aging, dementia and care-giving, education and achievement, well-being, life satisfaction, the impact of Alzheimers Disease on families and communities, intergenerational relations, Social Security and health and aging.
Extractions: The International Tobacco-Control Network Selected documents NEIL FRANCEY Barrister- at-Law Sydney, Australia Tobacco Control is essentially a public response to a social issue. The public policy underpinning that response can be influenced by the reality of the social issue involved and the perception of the social issue involved. The perception of the need for tobacco control, and therefore the public policy response, however, has been distorted by decades of manipulation by the international tobacco industry. The deceit of the tobacco industry is now being exposed, largely through public inquires and litigation. As a consequence, the public policy response to the tobacco issue is increasingly being recognised as urgent and important and is increasingly more reflective of the real underlying social issue involved. The WHO FCTC is an example at the pan-global level. This APACT conference is an illustration at the regional-international level. Inevitably, however, policies must be implemented on a country by country basis. Just as trans-national tobacco companies have operated at an international, regional and national level to distort the truth and impede tobacco control, their efforts need to be exposed at all levels in order to ensure that their conduct does not continue to influence tobacco control efforts, and so that the tobacco industry can be made accountable for its actions. Litigation and public inquiries can assist to this end and there are numerous examples, illustrations and suggestions for future action, including:
The Public Policy Assessment Society Inc. The public policy Assessment Society Inc. Assessments. Major policy categories are listed below. Other resources relating to public policy. http://members.optusnet.com.au/~polsoc/
Institute For International Public Policy Institute for Science, Engineering and public policyInstitute for Science, Engineering and public policy. About the Institute. New!! Online College Credit Course for Each Scholar Visit! http://161.58.87.106/content/index.cfm
Extractions: April 19-20, 2002 (Tentative Schedule) 8:00 pm-11:00 pm Welcome Reception, Hyatt Regency - refer to hotel monitor 8:00 am Bus transportation to campus 8:15-8:45 am Packet Retrieval and Breakfast CONFERENCE SESSION I - SCHLEGEL 207 Chairman: Charles Plosser 8:45-10:00 am Tropics, Germs, and Crops: How Endowments Influence Economic Development by William Easterly and Ross Levine Discussant: Stanley Engerman 10:00-10:15 am Break 10:15-11:30 am Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Yunyong Thaicharoen Discussant: Alessandra Fogli 11:30-11:45 am Break 11:45 am-1:00 pm Blueprint for an International Lender of Last Resort by Adam Lerrick and Allan Meltzer Discussant: Alan Stockman 1:00-2:00 pm Luncheon Schlegel Hall Rotunda CONFERENCE SESSION II - SCHLEGEL 207 Chairman: Bennett McCallum 2:00-3:15 pm The Injustice of Inequality by Edward L. Glaeser, Andrei Shleifer and Jose
Episcopal Public Policy Network Election Year Resources. Parish Resources. The Greencard. Theological Perspectives. State public policy Networks. Links. Contact Us. Peace Justice. Who We Are, http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/
The Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania think tank which studies issues of public policy and scholarly interest. Detailed calendar of lectures, conferences, and other events. http://www.appcpenn.org/
Extractions: Established in 1994, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania conducts and disseminates research, hosts lectures and conferences, and convenes roundtable discussions that highlight important questions about the intersection of media, communication, and public policy. The Policy Center, which has offices in Philadelphia and Washington DC, conducts ongoing research in the areas of political communication, information and society, media and the developing child, health communication and adolescent risk. Its research helps to bring difficult problems into focus. Recent Research Reports June 25, 2003 Research on Americans and Online Privacy Do Americans understand the purpose on internet privacy policies? Do they know how websites use information about them? Do they trust government to protect their personal information? The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania's provocative new report, Americans and Online Privacy: The System is Broken , addresses these specific questions. Read more about the results of this groundbrea
The Weidenbaum Center A research center of Washington University in St. Louis offering public affairs programs and scholarly papers on economics and government. http://wc.wustl.edu
Extractions: U.S Regulatory Spending The Weidenbaum and Mercatus Centers Study on Fiscal Year 2004 Federal Expenditures and Staffing of Federal Regulatory Agencies will be released this summer. Summer Program Summer Institute on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models More Info Duke University Summer Program Summer Institute on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models More Info Media Retreat The Center will hold its annual retreat for members of the print and broadcast media June 27-30. The retreats bring reporters, editors and producers together with speakers for an intense four day seminar on policy issues.
Extractions: Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House , a book edited by the Federalist Society's Leonard Leo and Opinionjournal.com's James Taranto that tackles this question with the help of a range of eminent scholars, providing a fascinating and, at times, surprising ranking of our nation's leaders from Washington to Clinton, including an early assessment of George W. Bush's presidency. Click HERE for more information or to order an advance copy.
Bowling Together - Coleman And Gøtze Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John G¸tze reporting on citizen engagement with government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies. http://bowlingtogether.net/
Extractions: elcome to the Technology Assessment Division and State Energy Office . We are the technical and analytical arm of the Office of the Secretary. nside are many different programs on essential energy information. We provide energy and oil and gas statistics together with assistance on wise energy use and conservation by residential, commercial and industrial users.
REPP: HOME REPP investigates the relationships among policy, markets, and public demand to advance renewable energy technologies. These include biomass, hydropower, geothermal, photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, and renewable hydrogen. http://www.repp.org
Institute For Public Accuracy - IPA News releases from consortium of policy researchers, who seek to broaden public discourse for perspectives commonly overshadowed by corporate sponsored influences. http://www.accuracy.org/
Extractions: The Institute for Public Accuracy seeks to broaden public discourse. With systematic outreach to media professionals, the Institute provides news releases that offer well-documented analysis of current events and underlying issues. Serving as a consortium for an abundance of diverse expertise, the Institute for Public Accuracy makes frequent communication possible between independent policy analysts and working journalists. IPA promotes the inclusion of perspectives that widen the bounds of media discussion and enhance democratic debate.
Extractions: on the Regulation of Nicotine and Tobacco Products Summary of Major Recommendations of the Task Force on ... Footnotes Appendices: Congressional Letter of Invitation to Task Force Members Appendix 1 List of Task Force Members and Staff Appendix 2 Reports of the Task Forces Appendix 3 Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Tobacco Industry and Tobacco Control Efforts Appendix 3E Introduction by the Co-chairs On May 22, 1997, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress asked us to convene a committee on national tobacco policy. In response to this request, we formed the panel that has met as the Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health. This Committee is composed of representatives of some of the major public health groups that have been leaders in the debate on tobacco control. The selection of organizations to be represented was an especially difficult task, inasmuch as so many highly qualified groups with great expertise are involved in tobacco control; nevertheless, in order to make the Committee of manageable size, we made hard choices to limit the number of members and urged them to consult with a wide range of other organizations and experts.
College Of Public Health Offering graduate degrees in four educational departments Biostatistics and Epidemiology (BSE), Health Administration and policy (HAP), Health Promotion Sciences (HPS), and Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH). http://w3.ouhsc.edu/coph/
Crowell & Moring LLP | Overview Technical, policy development, and public affairs services to agricultural, food processing and related industries for water quality and other selected environmental issues. Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA offices. http://www.capitolink.com/
Extractions: Welcome to the Capitolink website of environmental information for agribusiness and policy professionals, providing quick access to environmental policy, technical data, pending regulations, and legislation on the Web. Through discussion and commentary, plus links to other organizations, this site provides a ready launch point for a wide range of key agricultural and environmental issues. Since 1993, Capitolink has provided expert technical, policy development, and public affairs services to agricultural, agribusiness, food processing and related industries for water and air quality and other selected environmental, appropriations and trade/tariff issues. Current Issues: Clean Water Act (water quality standards and criteria, nonpoint source management programs, nonpoint source policy development, TMDL implementation plans, NPDES permits, wetlands) Safe Drinking Water Act (standard setting, monitoring, source water protection, consumer confidence reports) FIFRA (state pesticide management plans for groundwater protection, pesticide registration)
Welcome To AAPR Harvard University Journal of AsianPacific-American public affairs founded in 1989, dedicated to examining social issues and public policies affecting the Asian Pacific American community. Includes issue summaries, subscription information, discussion forum, and event information. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/aapr/
CAST Historically, the greatest deterrents to local tobacco control efforts have been 1) lack of policy guidance; and 2) tobacco industry legal intimidation. This paper outlines an approach that deals with both problems. http://www.tobaccocontrol.neu.edu/castpage.htm
Extractions: Local Tobacco Control Efforts Overview: Historically, the greatest deterrents to local tobacco control efforts have been 1) lack of policy guidance; and 2) tobacco industry legal intimidation. To overcome these obstacles, in 1995, the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program brought together the Community Assistance Statewide Team "CAST "), a group of public health professionals and municipal trade associations working in partnership with attorneys. The central purpose of CAST has been to provide policy guidance and legal education support to boards of health and community-based tobacco control programs. Meeting as a sub-group of CAST, the attorney members of CAST analyze local tobacco control initiatives to make sure that they are 1) enacted in a legally valid manner, and 2) drafted so as to withstand probable tobacco industry challenge. Background Documents uncovered in the Minnesota Attorney General's lawsuit show that, in 1992, the tobacco industry specifically targeted community-based tobacco control efforts in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the tobacco industry and its allies executed this once secret plan. During the last five years, the tobacco industry has coordinated a well-orchestrated campaign against community-based tobacco control efforts in Massachusetts, using campaign contributions to state and local politicians, and acting through industry proxies/astro-turf roots groups like the New England Convenience Store Association and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.
Welcome To The Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute Of Public Affairs A nonpartisan policy center collaborating with community organizations, public officials, business and labor, and schools and universities to offer programs on community development and family empowerment. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org
