Texas Health Institute: A Long-Term Commitment to Health Policy Research
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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.
Hispanics and Health Insurance Coverage
October 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An examination of two decades of data reveals that health insurance rates for Hispanics have decreased over the past 20 years while rates for non-Hispanics have held roughly steady.
A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets
November 1, 2009 | Toolkit
The health care safety net is commonly referred to health care providers that deliver care in a variety of settings to a diverse group of people.
Prices, Policies, and Youth Smoking
May 1, 2001 | Journal Article
Unless the nations of the world act, within a generation as many as 10 million people per year will die from tobacco use.
Alcohol Policies in the United States
November 1, 2000 | Chart
Highlights from the 50 States," prepared by the Alcohol Epidemiology Program at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health, examines patterns and trends of selected state alcohol policies from 1968 to 2000.
Accuracy in Self-Reported Health Insurance Coverage Among Medicaid Enrollees
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors discover that Medicaid beneficiaries report their health insurance status fairly accurately in public surveys, which means that policy-makers and those studying health insurance may rely upon this data.