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Item Indiana Strategic Oral Health Initiative (SOHI) Project Report(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Health Policy, 2009) Aquirre-Zero, Odette; Greene, Marion; Wright, EricThis report includes all documents created as part of the SOHI initiative: The oral health needs assessment, Indiana’s strategic oral health plan, and a process evaluation.Item Strategic Oral Health Initiative (SOHI)(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Health Policy, 2009-05-15)Presentation at the Meeting of the Statewide Planning Council (SPC)Item Indiana Strategic Oral Health Initiative (SOHI) Needs Assessment Report(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Health Policy, 2009)The purpose of this report is to provide a baseline measure of Indiana’s oral health status, and to identify critical needs and prevention priorities in the underserved. Information on various oral health indicators for which data were available, was collected.Item The Consumption and Consequences of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs in Indiana: A State Epidemiological Profile 2006(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Indiana State Epidemiological and Outcomes WorkgroupThis document, written for state policymakers and community leaders, presents data and analysis to support the development of a framework for advancing the mission of the Indiana Substance Abuse Prevention System. It was funded through a State Incentive Prevention Framework Grant (SPF SIG) from the Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).Item Improvements in State Foster Care System Would Aid Children with Special Needs(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2004) McCabe, Heather; Fox, KathrynThis report, produced jointly by the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment and the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health, addresses the need for improvements in Indiana's foster care system.Item Troubling Trends in Indiana: Most Vulnerable Groups Have Highest Smoking Rates(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Wright, Eric R.; Wright, Dustin E.; Hardy-Sellers, Tysha; Jay, StephenThis report discusses smoking statistics and trends in Indiana. Some minority groups at highest risk for medical problems caused by tobacco have the highest smoking rates. Also, rates are higher among groups with socio-economic disadvantage.Item Obesity Epidemic Burdens Healthcare System(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Wright, Dustin E.; Callis, Jeff; Wright, Eric R.This report discusses the financial strain on healthcare systems in Indiana and in the U.S. caused by the obesity epidemic and public policies that might alleviate that financial strain.Item Risk Factor Prevalence in Marion County: A Report to the Early Intervention Planning Council(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Witesman, EvaThis report provides preliminary draft estimates regarding the number of Marion County children and youth who may be at elevated risk for juvenile delinguency and other unfavorable behaviors. The numbers are based on local community data.Item Indiana's Obesity Epidemic Weighs Heavily on Policymakers(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Wright, Dustin E.; Wright, Eric R.; Mills, M. SusanThis issue brief reviews the prevalence and consequences of obesity, discusses factors that contribute to obesity for the entire population and for specific groups, reviews some recent public health initiatives to combat this problem, and provides some thoughts for policymakers to consider.Item State Cigarette Tax Increase Would Cut Smoking Rate and Ease Costs(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Lawson, Anthony H.; Wright, Eric R.; Chaloupka, Frank J.; Christensen, KariThis issue brief presents an analysis of the impact of an increase in the state cigarette excise tax. An increase would decrease smoking rates, increase revenue from state cigarette excise taxes, ease healthcare costs, and decrease the rates of premature death and smoking-related disease.