The Good Neighbor Policy May Interfere With Oral Health
April 22, 2013 | Story
Forgetting your dental checkup? It may have something to do with your community.
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Morphing Medical Practices into Health Practices
January 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Designing Effective Healthcare Quality Improvement Training Programs
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.
Why Have Tobacco Control Policies Stalled?
December 5, 2012 | Journal Article
While taxes have helped reduce tobacco use—the single largest cause of death in the United States—by more than 50 percent since the mid-1960s, tobacco use has been largely unchanged for the past 20 years.
Smoking in Context
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the extent to which smoking prevalence varies across geographic areas, specifically communities, health regions, and provinces/territories in Canada, independent of individual characteristics. Geography contributed to the total variation in smoking at 8.4 percent.
Measuring Success for Health Care Quality Improvement Interventions
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an effort to evaluate quality improvement (QI) programs, self-reported versus externally rated measures of QI success led to different results. This study suggests that, ideally, evaluations of QI efforts should use externally rated measures.
Local Health Departments and Specific Maternal and Child Health Expenditures
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
As a part of the Public Health Activities and Service Tracking study and in collaboration with partners in two Public Health Practice–Based Research Network states, we examined relationships between local health department (LHD) maternal and child h ...
RWJF Names 2012 Community Health Leaders
October 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Ten individuals who have overcome significant challenges to help improve health and health care in their communities will be named 2012 RWJF Community Health Leaders at an awards ceremony in San Antonio.
An RWJF Community Health Leader Remembers Her Award - One Year Later
October 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Chrysanne Grund reflects on her experience in the year since she was named an RWJF Community Health Leader.
Community Leaders Honored for Creating Healthier Places to Live
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF is proud to announce the recipients of its 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.