State of the States
February 1, 2011 | Report
Report highlights early achievements in implementing the Affordable Care Act.
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Reversing the Trend in Childhood Obesity
January 1, 2011 | Report
Making schools healthier, increasing access to fresh, local produce highest priorities.
Tracking Employment-Based Health Insurance
May 1, 2012 | Program Result
In 1997, researchers surveyed more than 22,000 public and private employers nationwide about the cost and benefits of the health insurance coverage they offered to workers and published findings in some 20 peer-reviewed articles.
State Responses to America's Health Rankings
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
America's Health Rankings (AHR), produced annually by the United Health Foundation, offers a state-level ranking of health determinants and outcomes. This article examines the utility of the AHR for state health departments in gauging performance.
Participation in the New Mexico State Coverage Insurance (SCI) Program
November 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Researchers evaluate New Mexico’s State Coverage Insurance (SCI) program, a public/private partnership that provides access to subsidized health insurance for adults living below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.
School-Based Body Mass Index Screening and Parent Notification
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Current methods for reporting students' BMI to parents do not seem to have an impact on pediatric obesity in California.
Adult Immunization
February 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
More than 30 percent of seniors are not immunized against pneumonia in 36 states new report finds low adult vaccination rates in U.S.
Implementing State Health Reform
March 1, 2010 | Report
Report identifies the key questions that policy-makers should consider when implementing health care reform, and also provides a set of related takeaways.
The Impact of State Dependent Coverage Expansions on Young Adult Insurance Status
April 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This issue brief investigates existing state-level dependent coverage expansion programs and explores how the impact of measures undertaken by states might differ from the impact of the federal dependent coverage expansion.
Promoting Healthy Communities and Preventing Childhood Obesity
February 1, 2010 | Report
2009 cited as banner year for legislative action on healthy food, physical activity and community design measures.