Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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The Hilltop Institute's Hospital Community Benefit Program
October 18, 2012 | Issue Brief/Story
Resources and issue briefs illuminate new community benefit requirements for tax-exempt hospitals and provide tools for policy-makers.
Why We Need Urban Health Equity Indicators
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Global health challenges are increasingly more prominent as city populations continue to grow, making community health a priority.
For the Public's Health Role of Measurement
December 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Institute of Medicine releases first of three RWJF-commissioned reports on public health.
Identifying Effective Catalysts for Action Toward Community Health Improvement in Underserved Communities in Wisconsin
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The goal of this project is to promote broad-based community health improvement in underserved rural communities in Wisconsin through a low-cost health communication intervention.
Developing a Community Scorecard to Chronicle Public Health Disparities in South Los Angeles
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The South LA Health Equity Scorecard examines the health of South Los Angeles residents in the context of the social and economic policies that contribute to inequitable resource levels.
Highest-Value Preventive Services Save Billions if Applied to 90 Percent of U.S. Population
June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Partnership for Prevention conducted research to identify high-value evidence-based clinical and community preventive services.
Landmark Program Making Progress Through Local Initiatives to Reverse Childhood Obesity
January 11, 2010 | Story/Interactive
In 50 communities across the country, the barriers that often keep children from eating healthy and being physically active are starting to come down.
Healthy Cities, Healthy Suburbs
August 1, 2002 | Issue Brief
Progress in Meeting Healthy People Goals for the Nation's 100 Largest Cities & Their Suburbs.
Effects of Alcohol Tax and Price Policies on Morbidity and Mortality
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors systematically reviewed the effects of alcohol taxes and prices on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality to assess their public health impact.
Dissemination of Results in Community-Based Participatory Research
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Researchers have an ethical responsibility to transmit their findings to the public. This literature review analyzed articles and surveyed researchers, to assess the communication of community-based participatory research (CBPR) findings to participating communities.