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Date March 23, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-60 Title

Needle Exchange Programs: Research Suggests Promise as an AIDS Prevention Strategy

( bntlrol, House of Represent;atives II’Iit I’(‘h 199:s NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS Research Suggests Promise as an AIDS Prevention Strategy 148846 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. SSG7YC) RELEASED GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division ...
Date June 1, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-126 Title

Special Publications: Health Reports

United States General Accounting OfIke GAO June 1992 Human Resources Division Health Reports -- --. GAWHRD-92-126 Preface Health Reports is a list of reports and testimonies issued by the General Accounting Of&e (GAO)over the past 2 years. Organized chronologically, the entries provide a title, report number, and issue date for each GAO health product. Reports and testimonies on the same topic may...
Date Jan. 16, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-80BR Title

International Environment: Kuwaiti Oil Fires--Chronic Health Risks Unknown but Assessments Are Under Way

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1992 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Kuwaiti Oil FiresChronic Health Risks Unknown but ,Assessments Are ‘ Under Way GAO/RCED-92430BR GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources,...
Date Jan. 14, 1992 Report No. PEMD-92-5 Title

Drug Abuse Research: Federal Funding and Future Needs

DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH Federal Funding and Future Needs .., 1111111 Ill1 llll 146460 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Offke unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-246466 January 14,1992 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr....
Date Jan. 9, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-50 Title

Defense Health Care: Efforts to Address Health Effects of the Kuwait Oil Well Fires

__ lJnitt4 Statrts Ger~taral AcC!OUJlt~iJlg Office Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Efforts to Address Health Effects of the Kuwait Oil Well Fires -__ .___ “_.. _“___l_” I-_.-_.. ..- ._.___. “_.. ,__.._. ..-..__. .-_- _.. “.___._ -..-._-- . . .._.... --.-.-_-..- __...-....
Date Aug. 1, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-178 Title

Superfund: Public Health Assessments Incomplete and of Questionable Value

.., .: G-&Ill s&$$zm3~gce , -* Resources, Community, Economic Develapmeut and Division B-244536 August 1, 1991 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, we have assessed the quality and usefulness of health assessments prepared by the Agency for Toxic Substance...
Date July 22, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-20 Title

Prescription Drugs: Selected Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Studies Have Methodological Flaws

.Jx~l\, I!)!)1 1 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Selected Direet-toConsumer Advertising Studies Have Methodological Flaws --. -- . 2 ,,, . . .\ -.-- (;AO/I’ I~MI)-!jl-20 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-243615 July 22,199l The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and...
Date July 9, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-19 Title

Prescription Drugs: Little Is Known About the Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

3 c3 cI ^.i _.__. . I^ ._... i^. ._._ . ..- _ ...__I.. .-~..- . ..-._._ - ..--. -_- ._.---...... ..-...-.. ’ GAO Gemeral Accounting OffIce WaUngton, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation aud Methodology Division unit.4ld states I B-243616 July 9,lQQl The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chai...
Date Jan. 31, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-7 Title

Health Services: Available Research Shows That Capacity Is Only Weakly Related to Volume

- ,---. -__---...-------._ .-- - __._._____... St.wt,t:s (h*nt~ritl -.- 1 ;rlil.tvi --..--__ Atxtount,ing Offiw GAO ltqx~?, t,o the Chairman, Sul>ctomrnittee on I Iealt~l~,Cornrnittee on Ways and Mans, House of’Ihqmsentatives HEALTH SERVICES Available Research Shows That Capacity Is Only Weakly Related to Volume I I# 143281 RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office un...
Date Oct. 10, 1990 Report No. T-HRD-91-56 Title

Drug Abuse: Research on Treatment May Not Address Current Needs

United States General Accounting Office /qd yo2 Testimony 142402 For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT 10, 1990 DRUG ABUSE: Research on Treatment May Not Address Current Needs Wednesday October Statement of Mark V. Nadel Associate Director for National and Public Health Issues Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control House of Representatives Before the Y GAO/T-HRD-90-56 GAO For...
Date Sept. 12, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-114 Title

Drug Abuse: Research on Treatment May Not Address Current Needs

linitecl States General Accounting Office -3 1 Report to the Chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, House of Representatives - September 1990 DRUG ABUSE Researchon Treatment May Not Address Current Needs’ 142249 RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifhlly approved by the Office of Congressional Belatione. GAO/HRD-W-114 RELEASED--i n...
Date June 30, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-119 Title

Teenage Smoking: Higher Excise Tax Should Significantly Reduce the Number of Smokers

M _ _ _ ._ .. . _._ _ .._ .- .--.I.. .I”.. -.“. .“. I._ . _ -. .-_. I l._ll --.-. I ._.. _I” ““““.. I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-236019 June 30,1989 The Honorable Michael A. Andrews House of Representatives Dear Mr. Andrews: This report responds to your request that we (1) describe the extent and consequences of smo...
Date Sept. 16, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-35 Title

AIDS Education: Reaching Populations at Higher Risk

United States General Accounting Office ” GAO Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate September 1988 AIDS EDUCATION Reaching Populations at Higher Risk G&o Eg~TzLlop , -* Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-230539 September 16, 1988 The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This report res...
Date June 2, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-104BR Title

AIDS: Views on the Administration's Fiscal Year 1989 Public Health Service Budget

I ~scIo;Lb4 . United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate June 1988 AIDS Views on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 1989 Public Health Service Budget 136264 GAO/HRD-88-104BR United States , General Accounting OfFice WashingCon, D.C. 20548 Human R...
Date April 27, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-80FS Title

AIDS Education: Printing and Distribution of the Surgeon General's Report

I 13 357 Office * ‘mu United States General Accounting GAO April 1988 Fact Sheet for the Honorable Barbara Boxer, House of Representatives J AIDS EDUCATION Printing and Distribution of the Surgeon General’s Report 135957 1 GAO/HRD-88-80FS i’ , United States General Accounting OffIce Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-230539 Apri127, 1988 Boxer The Honorable Barbara House of Re...
Date Dec. 3, 1987 Report No. T-GGD-88-6 Title

Health: The President's Commission on AIDS

For Relealre on Delivery Expected at 9830 a.m* EST Tlyur rday Dtlcember 3, 1987 ,,.“e President’ s -1 Commission on AIDS! .c@-- Statement of Rosslyn S. Kleeman, Senior General Government Division Before the Committee on Governmental United States Senate Associate Director Affairs \ j Illllllllll Ill II 134553 04% 747 3AO/T-GGD-88-6 Mr. Chairman and Member8 of the Commi.tfew We are pleased the ...
Date Aug. 12, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-126BR Title

AIDS Prevention: Views on the Administration's Budget Proposals

. L &ted GAO ’ - States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcom m ittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,Education and Related Agencies, Com m ittee on Appropriations, United States Senate I ,,L August 1987 AIDS PREVENTION Views on the Adm inistration’ s Budget Proposals I RELEASED GAO/H&D-87-126BR 5sco92 &A0 United States General Accounting Offlee Washington, D.C....
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-62 Title

Health: HHS' Implementation of Superfund Health-Related Responsibilities

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES HHS’ Implementation of Superfund Health-Related Responsibilities The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980~-referred to as Superfund--requires by Presidential delegation the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up toxic waste sites and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry ...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-18 Title

Health: Research Planning and Evaluation at the National Institutes of Health and Aspects of Advisory Council Operations

ces B-197656 DECEMBER 30,198O The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and Scientific Research Commxttee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Research Planning and Evaluation at the r-National Institutes of Health and Aspects of AdVlsOry Council Operations (~~~-81-18) -7 This IS the second of three reports we agreed to provide you regarding c...
Date Nov. 7, 1980 Report No. CED-81-27 Title

Agriculture and Food: Comments on Food Advertising Proposals

CDMRROUSR GENERAL WASWINOTON. OF D.C. THL toI* UNITED STATES B-198417 Novet&er 7, 1980 The Honorable Michael Pertschuk Chairman, Federal Trade Commission Dear Mr. Pertschuk: Subject: Comments on Food Advertising r--(CED-81-27) Proposals J Thank you for the invitation to respond to the Commission's food advertising proposals published in the April 8, 1980, Federal Register (Docket No. 80-10617). Th...
Date April 30, 1980 Report No. CED-80-68 Title

Agriculture and Food: What Foods Should Americans Eat? Better Information Needed on Nutritional Quality of Foods

. BY THECOMP-fRbLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES What Foods Should Americans Eat? Better Information Needed On Nutritional Quality Of Foods Consumers, Government, industry, and others need better information on the nutritional value of foods. Presently there are no generally accepted nutrition principles and no authoritative guidance on what amounts are too much or too little ...
Date March 30, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-51 Title

Health: Operations of the National Cancer Institute's Carcinogenesis Programs

I a ho+ to be rs?ll@ased outside the aeneril I]NlTED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, b.C. HUMAN RCSOURCSS DIVISION 20545 RELEASED MARCH 30, 1979 B-164031( 2) The Honorable Henry A. Waxman House of Representatives Dear Mr. Waxman: you asked us to review In your May 2, 1977, letter certain aspects of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) to In our July 26, 1978, report carcinogenesi...
Date Sept. 30, 1977 Report No. 094675 Title

Agriculture and Food: National School Lunch Program

United States General. Accounking Washington; D,C, 2Q548 Off ice l?ORFJZLEASE DELIVERY ON Expected at 1l:OO a.m. EST Wed , 1977 Statement of Dean K, Crowther Deputy Director of the Program Analysis Division of the U.S. General Accounting before the Select Committee on Nutrition Office and Human Needs United States Senate on The National School Lunch Program Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committe...
Date Aug. 30, 1977 Report No. CED-77-108 Title

Environmental Protection: Unnecessary and Harmful Levels of Domestic Sewage Chlorination Should Be Stopped

REPORT a\+ ‘7 -1 i> TO THE CONGRESS LM103097 111111111111111 Ill11 1111111111 \’ c ‘v OL BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Unnecessary And Harmful Levels Of Domestic Sewage Chlorination Should Be Stopped Environmental Protection Agency Chlorine is frequently used to disinfect domestic sewage, and it is also used in industry and is discharged in various industrial wastes. Chlori...
Date Feb. 4, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-68 Title

Veterans Affairs: VA Contracts Awarded to Big 4 Construction Company for Medical Research Trailer Construction at VA's Brentwood Hospital in Los Angeles, California

B-161994 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals ommittee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: 5 q!Q 7 This report, our second and final report pursuant to your request of August 24, 1973, concerns Veterans Administration 1-O (VA) contracts awarded to Big 4 Construction Company for medi- P.301’: &al research trailer construction at VA...
Date Dec. 4, 1975 Report No. RED-76-42 Title

Federal Pesticide Registration Program: Is It Protecting the Public and the Environment Adequately From Pesticide Hazards?

p& ‘/cy REPORT TO THE CONGRESS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES LM096904 l1ll~lllllllllllll~l1\llisll Federal Pesticide Registration Program: Is It Protecting The Public And The Environment Adequately From Pesticide Haza,rds? .I Environmental Protection Agency (HEW) Food And Drug Administration GAO found the following conditions: --Safety and efficacy data has not been submitted t...