..., and Debra Sanderson, Facility Siting and Public Opposition (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983), 223 pp., $28.50 ...

... to the American one in many respects, except for the fact that three provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec) have devised alternative approaches to siting that appear successful in moving beyond the political gridlock so common on this issue. In each of these cases, traditional, top-down approaches to siting...

...Gary C. Bryner Barry G. Rabe. Beyond NIMBY: Hazardous Waste Siting in Canada and the United States . Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1994. 199 pages. $34.95 cloth, $14.95 paper. Copyright © 1995 by Duke University Press 1995 1078 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law...

... of contamination continues to be a concern despite federal and state efforts to ease liability fears but also that site and project features can overcome this hurdle. In particular, jurisdictions appear more likely to convert distressed properties into greenspace if recreational parks, rather than open space...

... and implemented a collaborative program in the city's schools for an on-site school mental health program.In this article, I explore the difficult and attenuated process of interorganizational collaboration-including attention to the organizational, political, and interprofessional context within which...

... of care regardless of who pays the bill. In early 2015 we conducted on-site interviews with key stakeholders in five states to explore their strategies for payment and delivery reform. We found that despite these states' similar goals, differences in their statutory authority and purchasing power, along...

... ratio [OR]: 0.74, 95 percent; confidence interval [CI]: 0.57–0.98) and for practices located in higher-poverty neighborhoods (OR: 0.95, 95 percent; CI: 0.93–0.98). Although limited as a single-site study, our findings support the widespread consensus that payment rates are the strongest driver...

... of certain technologies is needed–including cost considerations in technology assessments for coverage decisions, limiting diffusion of technology to certain providers and sites, limiting utilization to certain indications, and tightening administrative processes. Finally, the interaction between coverage...

... are not available, bits of evidence can be pieced together to develop case studies of each area. Careful review of the available data often identifies internal inconsistencies and contradictions, but in none of the three sites is there a reduction in hospital use that is most plausibly attributed to HMO competition...

... appointments at one's primary care site. Drawing on the findings, a typology that distinguishes between groups of users according to their preference for the ED, a level of congruence between their own reason and their definition of an emergency was developed. The typology suggests that people's concerns...

...). When NHC went online in October 1998, the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging press release about the site did not mention market forces directing consumers to the best providers or competition on quality. Instead, the committee hailed the availability of inspection records “to make sure...

... reform, we conducted site visits to nine states and interviewed insurer representatives, executive branch officials, congressional staff, and various interest groups for two years. Copyright © 1995 by Duke University Press 1995 References Cafferata , G. L. 1985 . Private Health Insurance...

...Embry M. Howell; Barbara Devaney; Marie McCormick; Karen Thiel Raykovich This article discusses how community involvement is incorporated into Healthy Start, a major initiative to reduce infant mortality in selected communities with disproportionately high levels of infant mortality. Based on site...

.... With funding from Active Living Research and the research framework of the Physical Activity Policy Research Network (PAPRN), we conducted a multiple-site case study. A total of six trails in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington were chosen for study. The goals...

...Emily Lees; David Salvesen; Elizabeth Shay To contribute to the understanding of the links between urban planning and school siting and, ultimately, the impact of both on physical activity, we conducted a case study of Lee County, Florida. Our study examined the extent of state-mandated...

... to these problems. This pattern is evident in the evolution of Superfund, the national program to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites. The prolonged process of reauthorization in the 1980s contributed to serious program delay and failed to resolve a number of fundamental questions concerning the national...

... contracts. I explored the reasons why states privatize mental health services and focused on political, economic, and organizational theories as possible frameworks for contracting. I gathered data during site visits to Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, where I interviewed...

...Richard A. Culbertson This study compares the perspectives of eighteen managed care executives and twenty-four faculty practice executives on critical policy issues related to the managed care marketplace. Market sites studied in 1994 included four major metropolitan areas: Minneapolis–St. Paul...

... to their implementation and effects. Specifically, the article describes the early experiences of Oregon and Tennessee with health reform based on the Medicaid program under federal Section 1115 waivers. The analysis is drawn largely from in-depth case studies based on document review and site visits to each state...