September 1, 2000
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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.
September 5, 2008
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Toolkit
In 2003 to 2004, America's Health Insurance Plans collaborated with RWJF to conduct a survey and follow-up research to assess whether health plans and insurers collect racial and ethnic data and how this data is used to improve patient care.
September 5, 2008
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Toolkit
The National Health Plan Collaborative Toolkit
September 5, 2008
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Toolkit
Geocoding and surname analysis are the most commonly used indirect methods of race, ethnicity and language data collection.
May 1, 1999
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Program Result
From 1992 to 1997, the Arkansas Health Resources Commission (formerly the Arkansas Interagency Working Group or IWG) and the Governor's Task Force on Health Care Reform identified health information key to health care reform in the state.
May 1, 1999
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Program Result
During 1992 and 1993, the West Virginia's Information for State Health Policy (InfoSHP) project brought together a State Health Policy Task Force that met monthly and continues to meet quarterly.
May 1, 1999
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Program Result
Information for State Health Policy was a program charged with improving the capacity of state health statistics systems to support policymaking, as well as aiding in program development and management.
May 1, 1999
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Program Result
During 1992 and 1993, a 25-member Interagency Work Group (IWG), under the leadership of the under secretary of Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management, sought to improve the state's health statistics in order to focus more clearly on the area of maternal and child health.
May 1, 1999
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Program Result
From 1992 to 1997, the California Health Information for Policy Project (CHIPP) sought to enrich the state's health information, particularly in the area of primary care.
May 1, 1999
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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.