Featured Project
Addressing the Intersection of Methamphetamine Use and the Transmission of Infectious Diseases: A Progress Report, developed by MayaTech with SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and CDC’s Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, was submitted to Congress on April 22, 2008.
Reports and Presentations
MayaTech staff actively seek opportunities to disseminate research findings within the public health community. Here are some examples.
Recent Articles and Presentations
Chriqui, J.F. (2006). Community and environmental strategies to prevent underage drinking. Frontlines. Washington D.C.: NIAAA.
Chriqui, J.F. (2005, January 28). Tools and techniques for measuring and assessing the impact of state tobacco and obesity-related policies. Invited presentation to the UNC Predoctoral Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Training Program. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Chriqui, J.F. (2004, June 14). Approaches to surveying and measuring public health laws. Invited presentation delivered at the 3rd Annual Partnership Conference on Public Health and the Law. Atlanta, Georgia.
Chriqui, J.F. (2004, April 1). State statutory and administrative law research, analysis, and surveillance: challenges and opportunities. Invited presentation delivered to the CDC Work Group on Public Health Law Surveillance. Atlanta, Georgia.
Chriqui, J.F. (2004, March). Examining the linkage between alcohol policy and services research. Frontlines. Washington, DC: NIAAA.
Chriqui, J.F., O'Connor, J.C., & Eidson, S. (2005, October 27). Challenges and Opportunities in Measuring the Policy "Black Box" for Use In Public Health Evaluation Studies. Oral presentation at the Joint 2005 Canadian Evaluation Association/American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Lowrey, K.M. (2006, July 14). Law and Policy in Cancer Prevention and Control: A Partnership for Progress. Lecture at theNational Cancer Institute's 2006 Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control Summer Course. Bethesda, MD. (Similar lecture conducted annually in 2003-2005.)
Lowrey, K.M. (2004 August). Legal and Ethical Issues in Cancer Genetics. Seminars in Oncology Nursing 20(3): 203-208. (Cited in Oncology Nursing Society's revised position statement, "Cancer Predisposition Genetic Testing and Risk Assessment Counseling," October 2004).
O'Connor J. (2005, Dec). Advancing the dialogue on the intersection of the public's health and the law. Public Health Law Association Reporter, 2(3):1-3.
O'Connor, J., Steeg, S., & Richards, E. (2005, December 13). Translating Science into Public Health Practice: The Roles of Legislation and Regulation. Oral presentation at the 2005 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Recent Training Sessions
Developing and Implementing Policy Interventions. Training conducted for the CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program grantees.
Evaluating Policy Interventions. Training conducted for the CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program grantees.
Examining Policy Strategies as a Component of the CDC's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HDSP) Program Evaluation Framework. In-service training conducted for staff of the CDC's Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention program staff.
Identifying and Collecting Policies. Training conducted for the CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program grantees.
Jacobson v. Massachusetts and Public Health Law: Perspectives in 2005. (2006, April 4). Introduction of a new CD-ROM on Jacobson produced by CDC. Emory Law School, Atlanta, Georgia.
Logic Model Development Training conducted for Consumer Health Foundation Grantees.
Policy Overview: An Introduction to Researching and Evaluating Policy and Environmental Change. Training conducted for the CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program grantees.
Public Health Emergency Law: Foundational Course for Public Health Practitioners. (2006, May 25). Property and Management Lecturer for a course offered jointly by the UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness and CDC. Jackson Health Department, Jackson, Tennessee.
