Are Local Laws the Key to Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning?
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
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Documenting the Work of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
February 8, 2012 | Video/Presentation Material
A video series focusing on three diverse communities shows how this national program aims to reverse childhood obesity.
Health Organizer Spearheads Efforts to Promote Physical Activity in Chicago Neighborhood
February 22, 2010 | Story
With leadership from Lucy Gomez-Feliciano, Active Living Logan Square worked with McAuliffe Elementary School and Ames Middle School to expand opportunities for physical activity.
CDC's Capacity Inventory for Emergency Preparedness Worked Relatively Well in Three States
November 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
The National Network of Public Health Institutes compared how states assessed local emergency preparedness using a common assessment tool, the CDC's Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity Inventory.
Under "Covering Kids" Illinois Increases Health Care Coverage of Uninsured Children
March 28, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition led a broader statewide coalition in an effort to increase the number of eligible children in the state enrolled in government-funded health insurance programs.
Wraparound Program Saves Illinois Money and Provides Better Mental Health Services for Youth
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Between January 1996 and June 1997, the State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield, Ill. carried out a project to support the development of a managed care system of services for foster care children-all of whom are wards of the state-who needed behavioral health services.
Community Policing Helps Reduce Youth Violence
August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Harvard Law School directed five case studies of four cities that have made significant efforts to reduce youth violence or reform the juvenile justice system.
A Study of Leisure Time Physical Activity in Public Parks in Diverse Communities
February 6, 2008 | Story
"I am learning a new field with new tools for research and new theoretical approaches," he says. "And I'm meeting new people and forming new partnerships — definitely."