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October 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a social marketing project from 2002 to 2004 to promote increased physical activity in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis.
April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) research staff proposed a study in 2001 to examine what motivates mid-life and older adults to increase their physical activity and the barriers they face in doing so.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette developed a business plan for expanding its Online Health Center to other states. It allows women in Oregon and Washington to access contraceptive services via the Internet.
December 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The staff of the Perry Family Health Center facility links patients with social and educational services offered by other agencies located in the same building, an old school converted into a multipurpose community center.
May 8, 2012 | Report
Comprehensive strategies for addressing the nation's obesity epidemic with a call to action for leaders to accelerate and advance those strategies.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article summarizes accountability, performance metrics, and reward systems in education for possible use in health care.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A community partnership in Nashville, TN, has succeeded in making physical activity part of daily life in large part because the group is led by the metro area's planning department and has enjoyed sustained political support through two mayoral administrations.
February 4, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary examines economic arguments for disease prevention services. While services that reliably produce net savings are rare in health care, many preventive services improve health at a lower cost than other medical interventions.
November 23, 2011 | Program Result Report
In 2006, the State Associations of Addiction Services held its first conference to improve management skills of addiction treatment program leaders. NIATx (Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment) helped in planning. Since 2008, the two organizations have sponsored joint conferences.
April 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
Close to Home, a Dorchester, Massachusetts-based organization, using a community-mobilization approach to prevent domestic violence, launched an effort to replicate its prevention program in three communities in Massachusetts.