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.
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All Kids Count
March 29, 2007 | Program Result
The All Kids Count II program sought to make 16 immunization registry projects based in local, county, and state health departments fully operational by January 1, 2000.
All Kids Count Project Builds Cooperation for Computerized Child Health Information Systems
July 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Task Force for Child Survival and Development worked for four years with federal, state and local public health agencies across the nation to foster the development of computerized child health information systems that integrate data from multiple sources.
A New Health Disparities Toolkit for Public Health Agencies to Improve Their Practices
April 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Nursing established an electronic database of the most promising initiatives being used by public health agencies to address the problem of disparities.
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.
A Tool to Improve the Public's Health - Local-Level Health Information
July 29, 2008 | Program Result
Experts in state- and local-level health information met to discuss key issues surrounding the availability and use of local health information, the role public health departments play in collecting and disseminating local health information.
Attempts to Create a Database of Public Health Initiatives Fall Short of Goal
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Washington, developed and maintained a listing of initiatives by public and private sector groups to improve the public health infrastructure.
Baltimore Immunization Registry Campaigns to Enroll Providers
June 1, 2002 | Program Result
The registry launched an intensive recruitment campaign involving the majority of immunization department staff, with the goal of having all enrolled by end of 1998.
CDC's Capacity Inventory for Emergency Preparedness Worked Relatively Well in Three States
November 17, 2008 | Program Result
The National Network of Public Health Institutes compared how states assessed local emergency preparedness using a common assessment tool, the CDC's Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity Inventory.
Civic Leaders Examine Causes of Disparity in Health of Ethnic and Minority Communities
October 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Health Research and Educational Trust, Chicago, convened the Sixth National Community Care Network Conference, "Beyond the Barriers: Building Innovative Networks of Care."