Medication-associated diethylene glycol mass poisoning: A review and discussion on the origin of contamination

Diethylene glycol, an extremely toxic chemical, has caused at least 12 medication-associated mass poisonings. The authors explored the literature to learn of failures in the pharmaceutical industry and how to prevent them.

Joshua G Schier, Carol S Rubin, Dorothy Miller, Dana Barr and Michael A McGeehin

J Public Health Pol 30: 127-143; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.2

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Assessing lung function and respiratory health in schoolchildren as a means to improve local environmental conditions

An Austrian town near Vienna conducted a health survey of its children, linking the results to environmental factors that may influence respiratory health. Lung function was significantly reduced in children living in homes infested with mold and located on a street with heavy truck traffic. These results can help policymakers respond to the WHO Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe.

Hans-Peter Hutter, Livia Borsoi, Peter Wallner, Hanns Moshammer and Michael Kundi

J Public Health Pol 30: 144-157; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.5

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Commentary: Protecting our children's health: The ultimate government 'stimulus package'

L Christine Oliver

J Public Health Pol 30: 158-162; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.8

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Commentary: Against unjust global distribution of power and money: The report of the WHO commission on the social determinants of health: Global inequality and the future of public health policy

The authors who participated in creating the report describe how it came about and then enumerate its strengths and weaknesses.

Carles Muntaner, Sanjeev Sridharan, Orielle Solar and Joan Benach

J Public Health Pol 30: 163-175; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.15

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Equity and health services

Ahmed M Bayoumi

J Public Health Pol 30: 176-182; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.9

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Closing the gap in urban health inequities

Patricia O'Campo, Maritt J Kirst, Ketan Shankardass and Aisha Lofters

J Public Health Pol 30: 183-188; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.4

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Social inequalities in health and closing the gap in a generation

Carme Borrell, Lucia Artazcoz, Mavia I Pasarín and Elia Díez

J Public Health Pol 30: 189-194; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.17

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Labor markets and social determinants of health

Dongmug Kang, Young-Ki Kim and In-A Kim

J Public Health Pol 30: 195-197; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.14

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Bringing health and social policy together: The case of the earned income tax credit

Does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a broad-based income support program in the United States improve health and access to care while meeting its original goal of increasing income for poor working families?

Peter S Arno, Nancy Sohler, Deborah Viola and Clyde Schechter

J Public Health Pol 30: 198-207; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.3

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The tobacco excise system in Indonesia: Hindering effective tobacco control for health

Indonesia's complex excise tax scheme for tobacco products has many goals and the author's describe how it may make tobacco control more difficult.

Sarah Barber and Abdillah Ahsan

J Public Health Pol 30: 208-225; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.12

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Global health training is not only a developed-country duty

Patricia J Garcia, Walter H Curioso, Marcela Lazo-Escalante, Robert H Gilman and Eduardo Gotuzzo

J Public Health Pol 30: 250-252; doi:10.1057/jphp.2009.6

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