School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity
August 13, 2012 | Report
National Secondary School Survey Results
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Tobacco Policy Change: A Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
Tobacco Policy Change invested in tobacco policy advocacy in those states and communities with higher percentages of poor people, blue-collar workers, minorities, and others disproportionately impacted by tobacco use.
Targeting Commercial Tobacco in the Navajo Nation
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
With funding from RWJF's Tobacco Policy Change and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education Prevention Project spearheaded an ambitious effort to curb the use of commercial tobacco among the 300,000-member Navajo Nation.
Leveraging Policy Advocacy Skills to Tackle the Nation's Toughest Health Challenges
August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2004 through 2010, Marjorie Paloma, a senior policy adviser for RWFJ, was the program officer for Tobacco Policy Change, which provided resources and technical assistance to local, regional, and national organizations and tribal groups to implement effective tobacco prevention and cessation policy initiatives.
Deteriorating Health Insurance Coverage: Coverage Takes the Biggest Hit in the South and Midwest
August 1, 2012 | Report
Implementation of the ACA would result in the greatest gains of coverage among residents in regions with the lowest coverage rates in 2010—the South and the West of the United States.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: Virginia
August 1, 2012 | Report
Virginia has not indicated how it will respond to the now optional expansion of Medicaid coverage or whether it will establish an exchange. But at the same time, it has created a highly regarded process for debate on the exchange.
ACA Implementation - Monitoring and Tracking Series: New Mexico
August 1, 2012 | Report
New Mexico has taken important steps in implementing the ACA , but despite their progress, considerable work remains.
The Supreme Court's Surprising Decision on the Medicaid Expansion
August 1, 2012 | Story/Journal Article
How Will the Federal Government and States Proceed?
Opting in to the Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA
August 1, 2012 | Report
This analysis suggests that the approximately 15.1 million uninsured adults who could gain coverage under the ACA Medicaid expansion are a diverse group in terms of their age and race/ethnicity.
Trends in Competitive Venue Beverage Availability
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Sweetened drinks are a primary source of added dietary sugar for children. Drinks obtained at school in “competitive venues”—outside of the federally reimbursable school meal program—significantly contribute to student caloric intake. These research ...