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November 9, 2011 | News Release
Study shows statewide rates for overweight and obesity among school-age children may be leveling off, but progress is uneven across counties.
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This issue brief from Urban Institute examines various pathways through which individuals could gain coverage because of the health reform proposals that have passed the Senate and the House of Representatives.
October 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Beginning in August 1996, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass., examined options for strengthening the managerial capacity of states to implement and sustain innovative health care programs.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
State public health agencies are taking on more responsibilities compared to 2001, even without more funding support.
March 30, 2011 | Report
Report examines, compares and contrasts Massachusetts and Utah health insurance exchanges.
April 25, 2010 | Program Result Report
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Local Health Department Self-Assessment Tool prepares health departments for accreditation. The Knox County Health Department in Knoxville, Tenn., used LHDSAT to conduct a self-assessment. This study presents an evaluation of LHDSAT conducted by the Knox County Health Department.
August 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
The 2007 Annual State Associations of Addiction Services National Conference for Executives and Senior Managers in Addiction Services focused on issues of organizational capacity, quality, management, budget and policy.
National Program
To accelerate the development of the leadership capacity of state and territorial health officers as policy-makers, administrators and advocates for the health of the public.
National Program
To create a peer network of innovator states with experience in designing and implementing a process for systematic assessment of local public health agency capacity and performance.