Kane County Health Director Paul Kuehnert: Working from Personal Experience
October 27, 2009 | Story
Kuehnert’s role is to teach basic care skills and help mothers and babies develop a strong relationship.
Preventive Care
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Seeking Best Ways to Reach Market for Preventive Health Services Guides
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The American College of Preventive Medicine conducted a study to analyze audiences and develop dissemination strategies for two guides to preventive health services: the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services and the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
Guide Recommends Effective Community Preventive Services
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The independent Task Force on Community Preventive Services formed by the federal CDC began to develop and publish the Guide to Community Preventive Services, a set of recommendations for disease prevention and control based on scientific evidence.
Most Employers See Benefits of Preventive Services in Health Plans for Workers According to Partnership for Prevention Survey
November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Partnership for Prevention conducted a series of surveys and focus groups with employers to determine to what extent employer-sponsored health insurance plans offer coverage for clinical preventive services or promote their use.
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.
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior
National Program
To improve understanding of school, community, state, and national policies and environmental factors affecting youth diet, physical activity, obesity, and tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.
Smoke-Free Families: Innovations to Stop Smoking During and Beyond Pregnancy
National Program
To reduce rates of smoking in families by supporting research to develop and evaluate effective new interventions to help women quit smoking before, during and after pregnancy.
Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health: An Initiative to Build Capacity in Communities of Color for Tobacco Policy Change
National Program
Initiative to provide resources for community-based organizations and tribal groups interested in implementing effective tobacco prevention and cessation policy initiatives.
Partners with Tobacco Use Research Centers: Advancing Transdisciplinary Science and Policy Studies
National Program
Program launched by NCI/NIDA to apply and integrate advances in molecular biology, neuroscience, genetics, and behavioral science to the challenge of tobacco control.
Addressing Tobacco in Health Care
National Program
Effective tobacco treatment as part of basic health care.