Rural Life Census Data Center Newsletter: South Dakota’s Medically Uninsured

The status of our nation’s healthcare system has received a considerable amount of attention, particularly over the past two years. One of the most commonly cited areas of concern among stakeholders, such as the Kaiser Foundation, is the number of uninsured individuals nationwide.In 2008, the Kaiser Family Foundation stated that the percentage of employers providing health insurance decreased from 69% to 60% (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2008). Kaiser cited increasing premiums as a primary cause of health coverage being dropped. The Kaiser Foundation added that the uninsured “are four times more likely to delay or forgo needed care” than are those individuals with insurance (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2008).The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a website (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Uninsured/) that summarizes the nation’s uninsured situation. This website reports that the uninsured visit emergency rooms twice as often as those who are insured. In addition, the website reports that data from 2006 indicate that 43.6 million Americans, nearly 15 percent of all Americans, lack health insurance. One source to use to find how those numbers compare with South Dakota’s is the Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)

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Survey Snapshot: Views and Experiences of Young Black Men

This brief presents results from The Washington Post, Kaiser Foundation and Harvard University's African American Men Survey on the subset of 400 African American men ages 18 to 29 interviewed

Dichroic subreflector for Rosman 2

The dichronic subreflector for the Rosman 2 dish antenna is described. Tests were conducted to make focusing adjustments, to measure the system parameters indicative of a focused condition for the Cassegrain feed, and to determine losses for the focal point feeds due to the presence of the dichroic

Book Reviews

Mllir's Text-book of Pathology. 7th edition. Revised by D. E Cappell, C.RE., M.D., ER.EP.S., M.R.C.P., ER.S.Ed. Pp. xx + 1,201. 733 figures. 70s. net. London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. 1958.Recent Advances in Cerebral Palsy. Edited by R. S. Illingworth, M.D., ER.C.P., D.P.H., D.C.H. pp. x + 389. 136 illustrations. 50s. net. London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd. 1958.Son or Daughter by Choice. A guide to sex predetermination in humans and animals. By August J. von Borosini, Sc.D. Pp. 120. Illustrations. 23s. 9d. Amsterdam: E. J. Steinmetz. 1958.Die Hormonale Behandlung von Zyklusstorungen. Ein Leitfaden fill die Praxis. Von Dr. Med. Rolf Kaiser. viii + 48 Seiten. 38 Abbildungen und ein Anhang mit 10 Tabellen. DM 5.80. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag. 1958

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: November 2015

With prescription painkiller abuse garnering more attention from the media and policymakers, the latest Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll finds most Americans have a personal connection to the issue.In total, 56 percent report a personal connection to painkiller abuse, because they either know someone who has taken a painkiller that wasn't prescribed to them; have been addicted to painkillers themselves or know someone who has; or know someone who died from an overdose. Whites are more likely than Blacks and Hispanics to say they have a personal connection to prescription painkiller abuse (63% vs. 44% and 37%, respectively).The poll provides a detailed look at the public's views, experiences and knowledge about prescription painkiller abuse, including a look at the importance they place on the issue

Excerpts from Focus Group Discussions: Bangladesh

The focus groups on which these excerpts are based were conducted in 2007 as part of research by the BRAC Research and Evaluation Division with Save the Children UK Bangladesh support into perceptions and practices of child labour, conducted in Nilphamari and Karail in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Further details of the research are available in S. Tariquzzaman and E. Kaiser (2008) Employers’Perceptions of Changing Child Labour Practices in Bangladesh , BRAC Research and Evaluation Division monograph 35, Dhaka: BRAC?RED ( http://www.bracresearch.org/monographs/Monograph_35%20.pdf )