Attempting to measure the overall health of populations allows public health leaders to better allocate resources to areas of greatest need. It also empowers citizens with information to advocate for their local community's investments.
This report lists the number of illnesses, costs, and overall public health burden of specific microbes in particular types of food—such as Salmonella in poultry and Listeria in deli meat.
This study found that mortality rates fell between 1.1 percent and 6.9 percent for each 10 percent increase in local public health spending.
Walking or biking to school provides opportunities for children to increase their physical activity. This study assesses state laws requiring minimum bussing distances, hazardous route exemptions, sidewalks, crossing guards, speed zones, and traffic control measures around school and their relationship to active travel to school polices.
This report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented each year if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.
We and our grantees produce research and data about the complex health and health care issues facing the United States. We also publish program evaluations and reports at the end of many projects.
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March 26, 2013 | Issue Brief
Early treatment and intervention for mental illness can improve lives and lower related health care costs.
March 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
Health impact assessment (HIA) allows policymakers to consider how a new proposal—development of a new transit system, for example—affects health.
March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief/Infographic
A steady job in safe working conditions can provide numerous benefits critical to maintaining proper health. On the flip side, job loss and unemployment is associated with a variety of negative health effects.
December 13, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
Research shows strong links between increased education and lifespan, reduced illness, and increased vitality and school success for future generations.
October 25, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
While motorized transportation modes still dominate—leading to increased air pollution, traffic crashes, and decreased physical activity—opportunities abound to increase alternative transportation options that improve health.
October 18, 2012 | Issue Brief/Story
Resources and issue briefs illuminate new community benefit requirements for tax-exempt hospitals and provide tools for policy-makers.
October 18, 2012 | Issue Brief
New community benefit requirements under the Affordable Care Act include community health needs assessments and improvement plans, as well as additional consumer protections on financial assistance, billing, and collections practices.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Hilltop Institute’s Hospital Community Benefit Program is a central, objective resource for state and local decision-makers who seek to ensure that tax-exempt hospital community benefit activities are responsive to pressing community health need ...
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Hilltop Institute’s Hospital Community Benefit Program is a central, objective resource for state and local decision-makers who seek to ensure that tax exempt hospital community benefit activities are responsive to pressing community health need ...
August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed