Essays about: "BRFSS"

Found 2 essays containing the word BRFSS.

1. 1. Being High, Feeling Low? Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization Policies on Mental Health

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christina Schwarz; Lukas Maschmann; [2022]
   Keywords : Recreational marijuana laws; dispensaries; mental health; BRFSS; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the last years, several states in the United States have enacted medical and recre- ational marijuana legalization laws (MMLs and RMLs). These policies aim to regulate the handling of marijuana consumption at the state level. This led to an ongoing debate on the effects of such laws on public health. READ MORE

3. 2. Ex-ante Moral Hazard:Impact of Health Insurance on Health Behaviors

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Pinar Gölcuk; [2008]
   Keywords : prevention; ex-ante moral hazard; health behaviours; logistic regression models;

   Abstract : Ex-ante moral hazard constitutes a considerable role in insurance theory. It arises when the existence of insurance leads to a reduction in prevention/healthy behaviours. Although there are many theoretical studies dealing with the effect of insurance on preventive efforts, the empirical studies are rather limited. READ MORE