November 1, 1996
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Program Result
Researchers at George Washington University, Washington, conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to gather information on health policy and public health concerns of officials from governors' offices and legislative staff in almost every state.
June 1, 1999
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Program Result
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1997 decision denying a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, discussion and decision-making on a range end-of-life issues passed to the individual states.
August 26, 2008
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Program Result
Staff created an online, searchable database of state laws governing the powers, duties, composition requirements and rules for appointment or election of members of local boards of health.
May 1, 1998
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Program Result
George Washington University compared consumer protections under state-regulated health care plans with protections available under employer-paid self-insured plans, which federal law exempts from state regulations.
January 28, 2011
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Program Result
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.
November 13, 2009
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Program Result
In Massachusetts, the Commonwealth's many public health, health policy and medical graduate programs presented multifaceted opportunities for partnership and integration with forum activities.
March 1, 2004
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Program Result
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national, non-profit child advocacy organization, conducted an educational campaign to increase policymakers' awareness of the value of publicly funded programs to strengthen youth and fragile families.
September 5, 2008
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Program Result
The Council of State Governments sponsored a conference and published a guide for state officials about chronic illness and disease management.
August 22, 2008
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Program Result
An article in Health Affairs proposed a combination of liberal and conservative strategies for extending health care coverage to uninsured Americans, combining tax credits with an expansion of public insurance programs.
April 1, 1997
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Program Result
Mathematica Policy Research carried out and analyzed the first national household survey of public attitudes toward various government policy measures designed to limit youth access to tobacco products and make those products less attractive to young people.
