Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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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.
Health Policy Tracking Service Provides Information on State Health Policy Legislation
August 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Health Policy Tracking Service provides information on important developments in state legislation, policies and programs affecting health care, primarily through Web-based reports and databases.
2007 California Summit Seeks Consensus on State's Health Policy Agenda
April 29, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Public Health Institute convened the California Health Strategy Summit to address the challenges posed by communicable and chronic diseases in the state.
The Health Impact Project: Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities
November 26, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Health Impact Project is advancing the use of health impact assessments (HIAs), used to determine the potential health effects of a proposed policy or project. Interest in HIAs is growing at the local, state, tribal and federal levels.
When the Winds Roar, When the Rivers Crest, When the Plague Comes...
April 18, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events fostered discussions among public and private stakeholders and hosted public workshops and meetings.
Looking into the Future in Three States with the UCLA Health Forecasting Tool
March 13, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health used their Health Forecasting Tool to analyze the future impact of specific public health interventions in three states: California, Arkansas, and Wisconsin.
Book Links National Order and Public Health to Poor Inner-City Neighborhoods
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Rodrick Wallace, PhD, and Deborah Wallace, PhD, conducted research and published a book addressing the social, economic and political decay that underlies the rise of AIDS, tuberculosis, drug abuse and violent crime.
Conference Examines Where Health Issues Intersect the Law
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Boston, and the CDC jointly sponsored the second annual national conference, "The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century," held June 16-18, 2003 in Atlanta.
Nevada Won't Gamble With its Health Policy Plans
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Nevada Public Health Foundation collected and assessed information on public health policy-making in Nevada and produced a plan to address population-based health problems throughout the state.
Health Promotion Works, But Only If You Get the Word Out
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Health Promotion Research Foundation held the 12th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference on February 12-16, 2001, in Washington, D.C., to begin to document the health and financial impact of health promotion.