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Highest-Value Preventive Services Save Billions if Applied to 90 Percent of U.S. Population

June 12, 2012 | Program Result

Researchers at the Partnership for Prevention conducted research to identify high-value evidence-based clinical and community preventive services.

Active Living Resource Center

February 25, 2011 | Program Result

The Active Living Resource Center focuses on helping communities at highest risk of inactivity and childhood obesity promote physical activity.

Local Public Health Departments Achieve Consensus of What They Should be Doing

February 18, 2010 | Program Result

The National Association of County and City Health Officials developed a common operational definition of a local health department that reflects a shared understanding of what people in any community can reasonably expect.

McKinley Marketing Helps the National Association of County and City Health Officials Serve the Needs of Its Members

October 29, 2009 | Program Result

The National Association of County and City Health Officials contracted with McKinley Marketing to evaluate ways in which NACCHO could improve service to its members and broaden its funding base.

Regulating for the Public Good in New York City

March 14, 2013 | Program Result

Researchers studied public health policies in New York City and elsewhere, including bans on transfats, limits on exhaust emissions, and taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, to determine how best to move such policies through the political process.

Community Alliance Combats Substance Abuse in Vallejo, Calif.

May 1, 2005 | Program Result

The Fighting Back project in Vallejo, Calif., worked from 1990 to 2002 to prevent, intervene and treat alcohol and other drug abuse, focusing on local partnerships and strategic alliances to coordinate activities.

How to Revitalize Poor Neighborhoods

April 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Roundtable on Initiatives for Children, Families and Communities continued to conduct in-depth research and analyses in selected areas that represent underlying or ongoing challenges to comprehensive community initiatives.

An Online Database on State Laws for Local Boards of Health

August 26, 2008 | Program Result

Staff created an online, searchable database of state laws governing the powers, duties, composition requirements and rules for appointment or election of members of local boards of health.

Strengthening Comprehensive Community Initiatives Helps Families

May 1, 1998 | Program Result

The Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families is an on-going forum of private funders, public officials, program directors, and evaluators.

Providing Assistance to Public Health Agencies Preparing for Accreditation

May 17, 2012 | Program Result

The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.

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