Reversing the Trend in Childhood Obesity
January 1, 2011 | Report
Making schools healthier, increasing access to fresh, local produce highest priorities.
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Implementing State Health Reform
March 1, 2010 | Report
Report identifies the key questions that policy-makers should consider when implementing health care reform, and also provides a set of related takeaways.
School-Based Body Mass Index Screening and Parent Notification
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Current methods for reporting students' BMI to parents do not seem to have an impact on pediatric obesity in California.
State Responses to America's Health Rankings
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
America's Health Rankings (AHR), produced annually by the United Health Foundation, offers a state-level ranking of health determinants and outcomes. This article examines the utility of the AHR for state health departments in gauging performance.
Foundation's Consumer Advocacy Health Reform Initiative Strengthened Groups' Effectiveness
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Private foundations may hesitate to fund consumer advocacy in health reform implementation because its effects are hard to measure.
Promoting Racial and Ethnic Health Equity Through Exchanges Talking Points
March 1, 2012 | Toolkit
Talking points include four key messages and a variety of sub-points that support and reinforce the key messages. While the key messages can be used across audiences, the supporting points should be tailored based on the audience.
Overview of State and Local Funds to Support Healthy Communities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
April 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
An overview of the specific ways state and local policy-makers can use the economic recovery act to create healthier environments for children and their families.
How Would States be Affected by Health Reform?
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.
State Boards of Health
March 10, 2011 | Journal Article
The governance structures of state public health systems vary as much as the states themselves, including the existence and role of state boards of health. Understanding these differences is essential to a complete understanding of the governmental public health enterprise.
Promoting Healthy Communities and Preventing Childhood Obesity
February 1, 2010 | Report
2009 cited as banner year for legislative action on healthy food, physical activity and community design measures.