Evidence Briefs: Public Health Topics

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Injury Prevention

Motor Vehicles and Alcohol Selective Breath Testing Sobriety Checkpoints Zero Tolerance BAC Laws for Drunk Drivers Under Age 21 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Per Se Laws Setting the Minimum Legal Drinking Age at 21 Years Ignition Interlock Laws for Convicted Drunk Drivers	Motor Vehicle Injuries Primary Enforcement of Safety Belt Laws Red-Light Cameras to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalitles Vision Screening for Older Drivers Graduated Driver Licensing Laws Child Safety Seat Laws Enhanced Enforcement of Safety Belt Laws
Bicycle Helmets Bicycle Helmet Laws	Gun Safety “Shall Issue” Concealed Weapons Laws Directed Patrols by Police to Uncover Illegal Gun Possession Bans on Specific Guns and Ammunition Child Access Prevention (CAP) Laws for Guns Waiting Period Laws for Gun Permits
Workplace Safety The Effect of Restrictions on Health Worker Work Hours on Patient Safety	Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Selective Breath Testing Sobriety Checkpoints Raising Alcohol Tax Levels to Reduce Drinking Zero Tolerance BAC Laws for Drunk Drivers Under Age 21 The Effects of Drug Courts on Recidivism The Effect of Laws Aimed at Reducing Sale of Tobacco to Minors Workplace Smoking Bans to Reduce Smoking Behavior Workplace Smoking Bans Reduce Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Per Se Laws
Infectious Disease Laws and Policies Requiring Specified Vaccinations among High Risk Populations The Effects of Laws Authorizing Coercive Tuberculosis Control Measures Standing Orders for Vaccination Vaccination Requirements for Child Care, School and College Attendance	Housing Rental Assistance and Voucher Programs for Tenants Mixed-Income Housing Developments
Oral Health Milk Fluoridation Water Fluoridation	Violence Prevention Mandated Treatment Programs for Juvenile Sexual Offenders Mixed-Income Housing Developments Hot Spot Policing to Reduce Violent Crime Kinship Care for Abused Children Transfer of Juvenile Offenders to Adult Criminal Courts
Obesity Resources available from other RWJF programs Community Level Urban Design and Land Use Policies	Chronic Disease Evidence briefs on chronic disease are expected in 2011.
Occupational Safety Evidence briefs on environmental safety are expected in 2011. Workplace Smoking Bans Reduce Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)	Environmental Health Community Level Urban Design and Land Use Policies