2009 Reports
Council name change: To more fully reflect the scope of the issues it addresses, the name of the Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) was changed in June 2005 to the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH). Read more.
On this Web site, Council reports from 1994 through the 2005 AMA Annual Meeting continue to be posted as CSA reports. Council reports from the June 2006 AMA Annual Meeting on are posted as CSAPH reports.
Summaries and Recommendations
2009 Annual Meeting (June)
- Sunset Review of 1999 House Directives and Policies (Full text)
- Male Breast Cancer (Summary)
- Disparities in Maternal Mortality (Full text)
- Appropriate Supplementation of Vitamin D (Summary)
- The Use of Hormones for "Antiaging": A Review of Efficacy
and Safety(Summary) Full Text - Use of Tasers® by Law Enforcement Agencies (Summary)
- An Updated Review of Sex Education Programs in the United
States (Full text) - Sustainable Food (Full text)
Reports planned for 2009 Interim Meeting (November)
- Health Care Disparities in Same-Sex Partner Households
- Identifying and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
- Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes
