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Strength in Numbers: King County Service Organizations Pool Their Money and Resources

June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Starting in May 1996, the King County Blended Funding Project was a cooperative effort to create a system of care to meet the needs of the most difficult-to-serve and high-cost children, youth, and their families in King County.

Vote & Vax: A Community-Based Strategy to Promote Adult Immunization

January 14, 2013 | Program Result Report

Vote & Vax increased access to influenza immunization and other preventive services for vulnerable populations through clinics provided at polling places on Election Day from 2004 though 2010.

Local Public Health Departments Achieve Consensus of What They Should be Doing

February 18, 2010 | Program Result Report

The National Association of County and City Health Officials developed a common operational definition of a local health department that reflects a shared understanding of what people in any community can reasonably expect.

McKinley Marketing Helps the National Association of County and City Health Officials Serve the Needs of Its Members

October 29, 2009 | Program Result Report

The National Association of County and City Health Officials contracted with McKinley Marketing to evaluate ways in which NACCHO could improve service to its members and broaden its funding base.

Covering Kids & Families

May 6, 2013 | Program Result Report

The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.

Regulating for the Public Good in New York City

March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report

Researchers studied public health policies in New York City and elsewhere, including bans on transfats, limits on exhaust emissions, and taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, to determine how best to move such policies through the political process.

Michigan Attempts to Assess Public Opinion on Local Tobacco Control

May 31, 2000 | Program Result Report

From 1993 to 1997, the Michigan Public Health Institute, Detroit, produced, for the state and for each of Michigan's 83 counties, a profile of public opinion on tobacco control policies.

ROCK!

June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

On October 28-30, 1998, the Richmond, Va., Department of Public Health (DPH) held a conference on local initiatives to promote fitness entitled, FRONTRUNNERS: Local Governments Taking the Lead in Fitness Promotion.

An Online Database on State Laws for Local Boards of Health

August 26, 2008 | Program Result Report

Staff created an online, searchable database of state laws governing the powers, duties, composition requirements and rules for appointment or election of members of local boards of health.

Getting Consensus on Community Health Planning Not a Simple Matter in LA

January 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

Community Health Councils, Inc. Los Angeles, developed community health councils composed of consumers, providers, and representatives from community-based organizations.

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