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May 1, 1999 | Program Result
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services worked with its Interagency Working Group to improve the state's health statistics infrastructure to make it more responsive to people's needs and more accessible.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
As food production and consumption change, researchers look to datasets to provide information on food in America.
June 12, 2012 | Program Result
The Youth Advocacy Department of Massachusetts, the juvenile division of the state's public defender agency, developed a Web-based information system to help manage and assess the impact of its work representing young people in juvenile court.
October 12, 2011 | Program Result
The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania integrated a senior statistician into the research team at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, to improve quality, coordination and productivity across multiple studies of childhood obesity.
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.
November 1, 2011 | Report
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Although recent data show that birth rates for teenagers in the United States are decreasing substantially, teenage pregnancy remains an important public health issue. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in prenatal care take-up among teenagers who gave birth in the United States between 1978 and 2003.
November 9, 2011 | News Release
Study shows statewide rates for overweight and obesity among school-age children may be leveling off, but progress is uneven across counties.
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Issue brief explores outreach effort under Maryland's Kids First Act and identifies lessons learned for other states.