Texas Health Institute: A Long-Term Commitment to Health Policy Research
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
The Texas Health Institute began in 1964 as a subsidiary of the Texas Hospital Association.
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Putting Obesity on the Agenda in Kansas and Texas
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
In Kansas, the project director credited a forum on obesity in February 2003 for helping to "place the issue on the policy agenda." A couple of important changes resulted.
Bringing Students into the Policy Conversation in Massachusetts
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
In Massachusetts, the Commonwealth's many public health, health policy and medical graduate programs presented multifaceted opportunities for partnership and integration with forum activities.
Responding to Tragedy in North Dakota
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
In March 2005, a teen gunman from the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota shot and killed nine people at Red Lake Senior High School before killing himself.
Making Security the Focus in Texas: A Forum on Bioterrorism
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
When the anthrax attacks occurred in September 2001, shortly after the bombing of the World Trade Center Towers, the Texas Health Institute responded by rescheduling a forum planned on long-term care and replacing it with one on bioterrorism.
State Forums Partnership Program
October 15, 2009 | Program Result
The State Forums Partnership Program provided timely, nonpartisan information and analysis to help state policy-makers make informed decisions about complex health care issues affecting their states.
Online Database of Health Policy Expanded to Lawmakers and RWJF Program Officers
May 20, 2009 | Program Result
The Health Policy Tracking Service provides information on important developments in state legislation, policies and programs affecting health care, primarily through Web-based reports and databases.
Legislators Groomed to Become Strong Policy-Makers in Critical Health Issues
December 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1991 to 1996, staff at the Intergovernmental Health Policy Project (IHPP) continued and expanded the services provided by the organization, which provides nonpartisan information on health-care policy to state legislators. They also created a forum in which legislators could share ideas and develop leadership in the field.
How an Urbanized State Revamped Its Rules for Health and Social Service Programs
July 1, 2000 | Program Result
During 1997 to 1998, researchers at the Urban Institute examined the state of New Jersey as part of a multi-year study called Assessing the New Federalism.
Kansas Health Institute: A Conversion Foundation Provides Financial Stability
June 11, 2008 | Program Result
The Kansas Health Institute got started thanks to the Kansas Health Foundation.