November 1, 2005
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Program Result
In January 2005, the National Business Group on Health, Washington, produced and released the second Employer's Guide to Health Improvement and Preventive Services.
January 1, 2001
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Starting in September 1991, researchers at the Pittsburgh Research Institute, Pittsburgh, compared the health care costs and use for employees at small firms and individual health plan subscribers with employees at large firms.
June 27, 2011
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the practices and services related to intimate partner violence offered by employee assistance programs and the experiences of women using these services.
November 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Washington Business Group on Health developed the Employer Leadership Initiative on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to stimulate employer interest in expanding benefits for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
March 1, 2000
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A team led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health sought to identify modifiable factors in workplaces that could affect alcohol problems.
July 29, 2008
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Program Result
From 1997 to 2006, the Partnership for Prevention worked with American business leaders to increase the engagement of employers in promoting workforce health.
June 1, 2007
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Program Result
Partnership for Prevention surveyed 2,180 private- and public-sector employers and conducted four focus groups to explore workplace tobacco-cessation policies and practices.
January 1, 2003
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Program Result
In 2000, the Employee Benefit Research Institute organized a policy forum on the economic impact of the uninsured on society.
August 1, 2003
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In 1996-1999, investigators at the Urban Institute, Washington, investigated the effectiveness of the nation's health insurance system in providing coverage for older Americans using data from the 1992-1994 Health and Retirement study.
May 31, 2000
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Program Result
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, and a subcontractor Northeast Research, a survey research firm, carried out telephone surveys to assess the attitudes and practices of national and local unions regarding worksite smoking policies.