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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April 18, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events fostered discussions among public and private stakeholders and hosted public workshops and meetings.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
Tobacco Policy Change invested in tobacco policy advocacy in those states and communities with higher percentages of poor people, blue-collar workers, minorities, and others disproportionately impacted by tobacco use.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
With funding from RWJF's Tobacco Policy Change and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project spearheaded an ambitious effort to curb the use of commercial tobacco among the 300,000-member Navajo Nation.
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2004 through 2010, Marjorie Paloma, a senior policy adviser for RWFJ, was the program officer for Tobacco Policy Change, which provided resources and technical assistance to local, regional, and national organizations and tribal groups to implement effective tobacco prevention and cessation policy initiatives.
May 24, 2012 | Program Result Report
Public Health Law Research promotes the effective use of law to improve public health. It does so through commissioning original research on the health impacts of laws and regulations and by promoting rigorous research methods.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The FCTC guidelines acknowledge that ‘there is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry’s interests and public health policy interests’.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A ‘sinking lid’ strategy is one option worth considering when investigating possible tobacco endgame strategies.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The tobacco-free generation proposal advocates legislation precluding the sale and supply of tobacco to individuals born after a certain year.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Abolishing the sale of cigarettes would result in savings in the realm of health care costs, increased labour productivity, lessened harms from fires, reduced consumption of scarce physical resources, and a smaller global carbon footprint.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Any serious consideration of exploring a tobacco end-game in the U.S. must build upon the enviable track record of reducing tobacco use through a mixture of federal and state policies.