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July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An ideal population health outcome metric should reflect a population's dynamic state of physical, mental and social well-being. On the basis of a review of outcomes metrics currently in use and the availability of data for at least some U.S. counties, this study makes recommendations for population health outcomes.
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.
January 10, 2010 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.
January 1, 2011 | Report
Report offers recommendations for factoring health into policies and projects.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Hilltop Institute’s Hospital Community Benefit Program is a central, objective resource for state and local decision-makers who seek to ensure that tax-exempt hospital community benefit activities are responsive to pressing community health need ...
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The Hilltop Institute’s Hospital Community Benefit Program is a central, objective resource for state and local decision-makers who seek to ensure that tax exempt hospital community benefit activities are responsive to pressing community health need ...
February 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
A brief from The Hilltop Institute's Hospital Community Benefit Program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Kresge Foundation, explores how several hospitals have collaborated with local community or health agencies to improve health in their communities.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Although the majority of smokers begin smoking in adolescence, for most, long-term smoking habits are crystallized in young adulthood. Approximately 22 percent of individuals ages 18 to 24 currently smoke. Despite these statistics, young adults are ...
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Examining the degree to which pharmaceutical companies play a role in policy-making regarding state immunizations, this article discusses key stakeholders' opinions about the appropriateness of this behavior, and how it affects relationships between the industry and policy outcomes.
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief provides historical background on federal hospital community benefit policy outlines the new requirements described in the Affordable Care Act, and identifies new challenges and opportunities for state and federal decision-makers as they begin to develop responses to the new federal requirements.