Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 952-954
Author(s):  
Martin S. Robinette
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health

The importance of early identification of hearing loss is summarized in the report issued by the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services,1 entitled "Healthy People 2000." The goal is to reduce the average age at which children with significant hearing impairment are identified to no more than 12 months. The report states: The future of a child born with significant hearing impairment depends to a very large degree on early identification (ie, audiological diagnosis before 12 months of age) followed by immediate and appropriate intervention.

scholarly journals Interpersonal influence among public health leaders in the United States Department of Health and Human Services

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenine K. Harris ◽  
Bobbi J. Carothers ◽  
Lana M. Wald ◽  
Sarah C. Shelton ◽  
Scott J. Leischow
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Human Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Interpersonal Influence ◽  
States Department ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health

<em>Background</em>. In public health, interpersonal influence has been identified as an important factor in the spread of health information, and in understanding and changing health behaviors. However, little is known about influence in public health leadership. Influence is important in leadership settings, where public health professionals contribute to national policy and practice agendas. Drawing on social theory and recent advances in statistical network modeling, we examined influence in a network of tobacco control leaders at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). <em>Design and Methods.</em> Fifty-four tobacco control leaders across all 11 agencies in the DHHS were identified; 49 (91%) responded to a web-based survey. Participants were asked about communication with other tobacco control leaders, who influenced their work, and general job characteristics. Exponential random graph modeling was used to develop a network model of influence accounting for characteristics of individuals, their relationships, and global network structures. <em>Results</em>. Higher job ranks, more experience in tobacco control, and more time devoted to tobacco control each week increased the likelihood of influence nomination, as did more frequent communication between network members. Being in the same agency and working the same number of hours per week were positively associated with mutual influence nominations. Controlling for these characteristics, the network also exhibited patterns associated with influential clusters of network members. <em>Conclusions</em>. Findings from this unique study provide a perspective on influence within a government agency that both helps to understand decision-making and also can serve to inform organizational efforts that allow for more effective structuring of leadership.

Globalization of Clinical Research by the Pharmaceutical Industry

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Shah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Drug Companies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The U.S

Drug companies' quest for speedy results has led to a boom in trials based in developing countries, where ethical standards may be lax and the impoverished sick abundant. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General's office, the number of researchers based outside the United States seeking new drug approvals has increased 16-fold over the last decade. In this article, a 1996 Pfizer trial in Nigeria—the subject of a controversial class-action suit—illustrates the dangers.

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