State of the Service: Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Community-Based Service Coverage in the United States.

The pediatric literature describes reliance on community-based organizations for home-based palliative and hospice care for children. To quantify and describe the inclusion of children in services, staffing, and care scope offered by community-based hospice organizations in the United States. This study utilized an online survey distributed to organizational members of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in the United States.

Interjurisdictional Variance in US Workers' Benefits for Emergency Response Volunteers.

Volunteers who are deployed during times of disaster are critical public health system assets. These individuals share concerns about a variety of subjects with public health law implications, including whether they are entitled to employment benefits before, during, and after disaster response. We examined and analyzed state employment benefit laws pertaining to emergency response volunteers.