Featured Reports
Out of Balance: A Look at Snack Foods in Secondary Schools across the States
The majority of our nation’s secondary schools do not sell fruits and vegetables in school stores, snack bars, or vending machines, according to a new report by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project. Read More
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: An Assessment of the Evidence for Best Practices
A PDMP is a statewide electronic database that gathers information from pharmacies on dispensed prescriptions for controlled substances. This white paper describes what is known about PDMP best practices and documents the extent to which these practices have been implemented. Read More
Legal Review Concerning the Use of Health Impact Assessments in Non-Health Sectors
This report examines the legal foundations that support incorporating health considerations into policy and programmatic decisions made in non-health fields. The findings are intended to aid public health professionals and others who seek to ensure that such decisions are made with health in mind. Read More
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| Date | Reports | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2009 |
State Surveillance of Foodborne IllnessIn an effort to determine states’ capacity to track produce-related cases of foodborne illness and gain a better understanding of how states conduct investigations of outbreaks, the Produce Safety Project, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University, commissioned Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.) to conduct a survey of state health departments. The survey was sent to all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and 39 responded. The survey requested 2007 data on the types of questionnaires administered by state health departments to foodborne-illness victims, the time frame in which they were completed, the types of questions asked, and how states collected and stored the resulting data. These elements are key in the effective identification of the source of a foodborne illness. More info |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 1, 2009 |
Student Debt Class of 2008The Project on Student Debt's fourth annual report on the student loan debt of new college graduates. The analysis of the most recent available data found that student debt continued to rise even as it got harder for recent graduates to find jobs, and that debt levels vary considerably from state to state and college to college. More info |
Consumer Financial Security |
| Jan 6, 2010 |
Issue Brief Series: Analyses of Possible Sources of Produce ContaminationThe Produce Safety Project has commissioned a series of papers as a follow-up to its analysis and comparison of existing produce safety standards. These papers will explore in more depth issues relating to the use of compost, the quality of irrigation water, the interaction and interface of food safety standards and conservation standards, and worker hygiene measures. More info |
Food Safety |
| Mar 10, 2010 |
Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United StatesThe report ranks states according to their total costs related to foodborne illness and cost per case for an individual, which is $1,850 on average nationwide. The ten states with the highest costs per case are: Hawaii, Florida, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, the District of Columbia, Mississippi, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. More info |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 19, 2010 |
Taking Charge (Spring 2010 Trust Magazine article)The Pew Charitable Trusts began work to protect Americans from the credit cards’ most perilous provisions. That effort culminated in May of 2009 with the passage and presidential signature of the first major credit-card reform ever. More info |
Credit Cards |
| May 10, 2010 |
Building the Science Foundation of a Modern Food Safety SystemDuring the past 20 years, those working to prevent foodborne illnesses in the United States–whether in government, industry, academia, or the consumer advocacy community–have made major progress in understanding food safety as a farm-to-fork challenge that necessitates science-based efforts throughout the system. Numerous reports have called for a more risk-informed and data-driven approach to U.S. food safety, and legislation currently being considered in Congress includes provisions to strengthen the scientific basis of the nation’s food safety system. More info |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 4, 2010 |
PSP Submits Growers' CommentsThe Produce Safety Project (PSP) supports the development by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a mandatory and enforceable produce safety standard for the growing, harvesting and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables. Among other activities, PSP sponsored six stakeholder discussions around the country with the goal of providing a platform for stakeholders, with particular emphasis on growers, to discuss their expertise in promoting produce safety through their current practices and offer input for consideration by FDA as it prepares to propose a produce safety rule. More info |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 18, 2010 |
Regulatory Comment: National Unbanked and Underbanked Household SurveyThe Pew Health Group’s Safe Banking Opportunities Project responds to the FDIC’s request for comment, published at 75 FR 20357, (April 13, 2010) on potential changes to the survey instrument for the National Unbanked and Underbanked Household Survey. More info |
Alternative Financial Services, Banking, Lending |
| Jul 20, 2010 |
Unbanked By ChoiceThis study compares banked and unbanked families across several categories including financial behavior, economic status and perceptions of the financial service industry. More info |
Alternative Financial Services, Banking, Lending |
| Jul 22, 2010 |
Two Steps ForwardThis report presents findings of the Pew Health Group’s most recent assessment of the credit card marketplace, based on data collected in March 2010. More info |
Credit Cards |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Growing, Packing and Handling of Fresh Produce in Countries Exporting to the U.S.A number of major countries exporting fresh vegetables and fruit into the United States have modernized food-safety laws and regulations over the past two decades to emphasize preventive measures. The Produce Safety Project (PSP), supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, advocates for improvements in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of domestic and imported produce through the adoption of mandatory, enforceable safety standards. To provide policymakers with information on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the growing, packing and handling of fresh produce in countries exporting to the U.S., PSP commissioned a review of those systems in fi ve of the U.S.’s largest trading partners - Canada, Chile, China, Mexico, and Peru. More info |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 1, 2010 |
Health Impact AssessmentPreventable health problems, including many cases of heart disease, diabetes, asthma and injuries, are taking a huge toll on American families. For the first time in U.S. history, data suggest that today’s children may live shorter lives than their parents. These problems also threaten our nation’s economic vitality. More info |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Apr 5, 2011 |
Enhancing FDA’s Evaluation of Science to Ensure Chemicals Added to Human Food Are Safe (Pre-Workshop Materials)The workshop, co sponsored by Nature journal, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and the Pew Heath Group, brought together more than 80 scientists and and policymakers to develop a shared understanding of the current system FDA uses to assess the hazards of chemicals added to human food and explore opportunities to strengthen that system. More info |
Food Additives |
| Apr 27, 2011 |
Hidden RisksA checking account is the most basic and necessary financial product for American consumers. Nine out of 10 Americans have a checking account, making it the most widely utilized financial services product in the United States. View an infographic presenting figures from the most important findings of the report. More info |
Checking |
| May 10, 2011 |
A New EquilibriumCredit card holders are seeing stabilized interest rates, the elimination of overlimit penalty charges, a reduction in late fees charged by banks and minimal changes in annual fees since the Credit CARD Act of 2009 took effect. More info |
Credit Cards |
