How the U.S. Health Care System was Transformed
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1996, the editorial office of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, organized a conference that covered three arenas.
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San Francisco Collaborative Provides Continuum of Care for Severely Mentally Ill Youth
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1998, the City and County of San Francisco developed blended funding streams and wraparound services under a capitated managed care system.
Full-Coverage, Smoking-Cessation Programs Can Help More Smokers Quit
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
The Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, assessed the impact of different insurance coverage structures on the utilization and cost effectiveness of smoking-cessation services in a health maintenance organization.
Dramatic Changes in Public Perception Stimulate Tobacco Regulation
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
Montefiore Medical Center undertook an historical analysis of federal tobacco regulation and provided historical, social, and constitutional perspectives on the new Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco advertising and youth smoking.
Teens Receive Daily Media Messages to Smoke but Can Be Influenced Otherwise
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
Stanford University School of Medicine examined the proliferation of smoking advertisements and promotion to help understand how tobacco promotions and advertisements influenced adolescents' perceptions of smoking and smoking behavior.
Alternative Employment Opportunities Would Offset Loss of Tobacco-Production Jobs
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research evaluated the net economic impact in eight non-tobacco regions and one tobacco region of the United States of reductions in or elimination of tobacco consumption.
Unions Support Efforts to Control Workplace Smoking
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, and a subcontractor Northeast Research, a survey research firm, carried out telephone surveys to assess the attitudes and practices of national and local unions regarding worksite smoking policies.
Michigan Attempts to Assess Public Opinion on Local Tobacco Control
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1997, the Michigan Public Health Institute, Detroit, produced, for the state and for each of Michigan's 83 counties, a profile of public opinion on tobacco control policies.
Statistical Model Developed to Estimate the Medical Costs of Smoking in All 50 States
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare developed a statistical model designed to estimate the medical care expenditures that were attributable to current and past cigarette smoking in the aggregate and for each of the 50 states.
COMMIT Study: Tobacco Taxes and Workplace Smoking Bans Do Reduce Smoking
May 31, 2000 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1997, Health Research, Inc., Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., analyzed the information collected in the National Cancer Institute's Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT) study.