Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
December 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
New federal mandates expand coverage of preventative services in health insurance plans, such as vaccines and screenings.
Preventive Care
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What's New With Community Benefit?
October 18, 2012 | Issue Brief
New community benefit requirements under the Affordable Care Act include community health needs assessments and improvement plans, as well as additional consumer protections on financial assistance, billing, and collections practices.
Beverages Sold in Public Schools
August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief
Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed
Cost Savings and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Video
This synthesis provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness literature and investigates the economic evidence for investing in clinical preventive care.
How Can the United States Keep Obesity-Related Health Care Costs Under Control?
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Investments in efforts to prevent chronic health problems like obesity can have significant budget savings.
Maine's Law Banning Food Ads in Schools
February 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
In 2007, the Maine legislature passed the first state law prohibiting brand specific advertising of certain unhealthy foods and beverages in schools. To help Maine schools comply with the law, the National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) developed this fact sheet.
States Slash Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Budgets
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. States collect billions of dollars in tobacco revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes—with less than two cents of every dollar going to fight tobacco use.
Addressing Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This research brief examines the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence nutrition, overweight and obesity among Latino youth.
Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief summarizes research that examines environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors related to physical activity and/or obesity among Latino youth to identify solutions for reversing the obesity epidemic.
Influence of Media on Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youth
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This research brief explores the relationships between media marketing and the health behaviors of Latino youth, particularly as these behaviors pertain to overweight and obesity.