Improving Care for Millions of Americans Living with Chronic Illness
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
"There had to be better integration and coordination of care, focusing on both medical and nonmedical needs."
Chronic Illness
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Study of Vital Statistics by ZIP Code Shows Health Disparities Affecting Minorities in the Treatment of Kidney and Cardiovascular Diseases
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The National Minority Health Month Foundation created a minority health status database and used it to determine whether different outcomes were related to minority versus non-minority ZIP codes.
A Public Health Informatics Director Helps Integrate Chronic Disease Information Systems in Wisconsin
October 30, 2012 | Story
As director of public health informatics and chief epidemiologist in the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Lawrence Hanrahan helped integrate chronic disease information systems and improve chronic disease surveillance.
An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention
November 2, 2012 | Report
This report proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies.
Partnering to Preserve Senior Health in California's Public Health System
September 1, 2012 | Report
alifornia's population is growing and aging, but the public health and aging infrastructure is not keeping up. While demand increased, two-thirds of California's Local Health Departments (LHDs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) experienced budget cuts in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, while nearly 40 percent faced staffing reductions.
Investing in America's Health: A State-By-State Look at Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts
March 1, 2012 | Report
Trust for America's Health annual report Investing in America's Health, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines public health funding and key health facts in states around the country.
Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors
January 1, 2012 | Toolkit
This presentation provides a brief overview of public health services research (PHSR). The presenters discuss Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors (ELDHRS) survey design as a potential model for complex public health s ...
Morehouse School of Medicine Trained Health Disparities Clinical Scholars to Help Health Centers in Federal Health Disparities Collaborative Program
October 24, 2008 | Program Result
The National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine recruited and trained scholars to serve as teachers and advisers for health centers in the federal Health Disparities Collaboratives program.
Patients Benefit from Interventions to Change Their Behaviors
August 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Center for the Advancement of Health conducted a study of the availability and integration of health behavior change programs in managed care.
Smoke Screen
February 1, 1999 | Program Result
From 1997 to 1998, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., examined cigarette smoking as a barrier to cancer screening - both mammography and Pap tests - in women aged 40 to 75.