Pioneer Special Solicitation
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
The Pioneer Special Solicitation supports innovative projects that could lead to significant improvements in health and health care
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Regulating for the Public Good in New York City
March 14, 2013 | Program Result
Researchers studied public health policies in New York City and elsewhere, including bans on transfats, limits on exhaust emissions, and taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, to determine how best to move such policies through the political process.
Do Health Policies Aimed at School Children Lower Childhood Obesity Rates?
March 14, 2013 | Program Result
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy studied data on childhood obesity in the state to determine whether incidence of the condition had declined from 2005 to 2010, and whether any decline could be attributed to changes in policy.
Building Advocacy for Policy Change to Improve the Nation's Health
March 14, 2013 | Program Result
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
How Will Health Reform Impact Rural Communities?
February 26, 2013 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine examined the potential impact of the 2010 Affordable Care Act on rural communities, and suggested strategies for ensuring that their residents benefit from new health insurance options and financing.
Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living
February 25, 2013 | Program Result
Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.
Five Forums Generate Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Recommendations
February 20, 2013 | Program Result
The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted five public forums and produced a report, Lots to Lose: How America's Health and Obesity Crisis Threatens our Economic Future.
Ashoka Looks Internationally for Great Ideas
February 20, 2013 | Program Result
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public sponsored an online competition to identify innovative health care programs in developing countries with potential to be replicated in the United States and selected three winners from 373 entries.
Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
February 20, 2013 | Program Result
SAPRP funded projects that identified and assessed policies to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. The program helped ensure that the insights gained through these analyses would be used by decision-makers in the public and private sectors.
Determining Eligibility for Insurance Affordability Programs
February 20, 2013 | Program Result
Researchers at Mathematica Policy Research analyzed the impact of new rules for determining eligibility for insurance affordability programs under the Affordable Care Act on state governments as well as prospective enrollees.