January 31, 2011
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The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), Washington, worked with states to identify opportunities to extend health coverage to more people as a result of changes in the federal Medicaid program.
January 28, 2011
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Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.
January 26, 2011
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
November 24, 2010
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Staff at the Prevention Institute developed the Web-based Health Equity and Prevention Primer, which trains public health practitioners to advocate for public policies that reverse the environmental causes of health disparities.
October 18, 2010
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ASTHO's 2007/2008 State Public Health Survey collected data on responsibilities, organization and structure, planning and quality improvement from 50 state public health departments.
October 18, 2010
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The Urban Institute researched policy options and produced a policy paper to help states implement "automated enrollment," a strategy designed to ensure that eligible children enroll in publicly supported health insurance programs.
October 1, 2010
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The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) fosters networking and collaboration among public health institutes and their governmental and other partners. It launched this project to strengthen the nation's public health institutes.
August 30, 2010
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RWJF provided four grants to enable the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to enlist governors in tackling the childhood obesity epidemic and encourage state innovation in policies and programs.
August 15, 2010
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Common Good Institute staff and researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health developed and promoted an administrative alternative, called health courts, to the current tort system for resolving medical malpractice cases.
July 15, 2010
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Selected states with experience in public health assessment, accreditation and quality improvement continued this work and share their experiences through three phases of the Multistate Learning Collaborative (MLC).
