Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

Thompson JW, Ryan KW, Tyson S, Munir C.  Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act of 2000:  Results from Education and Engagement with Policy Makers and the Public.  Health Promotion Practice Supplement to July 2004;5(3):57S-63S

 

Thompson JW, Boozman FW, Tyson S, Ryan KW, McCarthy S, Scott R, Smith GR.  Improving Health with Tobacco Dollars from the MSA:  The Arkansas Experience.  Health Affairs (Millwood) 2004;23(1):177-185

 

Thompson JW, Wilson ID, Huckabee M: State Expenditures for Tobacco-Control Programs and the Tobacco Settlement.  New England Journal of Medicine (letter) 348(7):663-664, February 13, ,2003

 

Articles

 

Thompson JW, "Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act of 2000", Supported through Initiated Act by ~ 2/3 voting Arkansans, November 7, 2000

 

Reports

 

Tobacco White Paper

 

History of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement

 

Tobacco Settlement Summary Chart

 

Childhood Obesity

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

Justus MB, Ryan KW, Rockenbach J, Katterapalli C, Card-Higginson P.  Lessons Learned while Implementing a Legislated School Policy: Body Mass Index Assessments Among Arkansas's Public School Students.  Journal of School Health 2007;77(10):706-713.

 

Ryan KW, Card-Higginson P, Shaw JL, Ganahl SA, Thompson JW:  Public Health "Malpractice" and the Obesity Epidemic. Public Health Reports 2007; 122:414-416.

 

Ryan KW, Card-Higginson P, McCarthy S, Justus M, Thompson JW:  Arkansas Fights Fat: Translating Research Into Policy To Combat Childhood And Adolescent Obesity.  Health Affairs 2006;25(4):992-1004.

 

Thompson J, Shaw J, Card-Higginson P, Kahn R:  Overweight among Students in Grades K-12 in Arkansas, 2003-04 and 2004-05 School Years.  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports January 2006; 55(1):5-8.

 

Articles

 

Reports

 

Year One 2003-2004   

Statewide Report

 

Year Two 2004-2005   

Statewide Report    

Executive Summary  

 

Year Three 2005-2006 

Statewide Report    

Executive Summary  

 

Year Four 2006-2007   

Statewide Report

 

State Employee Health

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

Articles

 

Reports

 

State Employee Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Strategy Program Summary

 

Vehicular Safety

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

Aitken M, Bowman SM, Card-Higginson P, Carson JE, Lin TM, Thompson JW, Zhao Y. Safety Restraint Use Linked to Hospital Use and Charges in Arkansas.  The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society January 2008, Vol. 104 No. 7: 161-164

 

Articles

 

Reports

 

Hospital Costs and Safety Belt Use in Arkansas

 

Immunizations

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

 

Thompson JW, Tyson S, Card-Higginson P, Jacob RF, Wheeler G, Simpson PM, Bost JE, Ryan KW, Salmon DA.  Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007;32(3):194-201.

 

Thompson JW, Tyson S, Salmon DA, Sapsin JW, Teret S, Jacobs RF, Thompson JW, Ryan KW, Halsey NA:  Public Health and the Politics of School Immunization Requirements.  American Journal of Public Health [Commentary] May 2005, 95(5):778-783

 

Fairbrother G, Freed GL, Thompson JW: Measuring Immunization Coverage.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine 19(3 Supp.):78-88, Oct 2000

 

Articles

 

Reports