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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May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Philadelphia's Lead Court shows compliance for lead hazard remediation improvement.
July 29, 2009 | Program Result Report
Smoke-Free New Jersey and Smoke-Free Philly conducted communications campaigns to ensure successful implementation of smoke-free indoor air laws in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
Staff at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and its Michigan-based subcontractor, TSI Consulting Partners, developed a program to train state health officials in strategic effectiveness skills.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Rutgers University analyzed longitudinal data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study to compare patterns of cigarette smoking over time among African-American and White males from childhood to young adulthood.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Investigators at University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Institute and the Alcohol Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley (analyzed the impact of managed care on substance abuse treatment.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A one-hour NOVA television documentary, "Search for a Safe Cigarette," investigated current efforts to create less toxic cigarettes in 2001.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences undertook a study of 990 black and white adolescents to investigate how social factors, including school experiences and families, contribute to smoking among youth.
June 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Immunization registries working in collaboration with other public agencies and community organizations can have a substantial impact on increasing the immunization rate of a community's children.
April 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Lehigh Valley Hospital worked to strengthen efforts between two local coalitions: the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley, which focused on reducing adult and youth tobacco use, and the ALERT Partnership, which focused on illegal drug and alcohol issues.