Investing In America's Health (April 2013 Update)
April 1, 2013 | Report
Many public health departments are unable to adequately support community health due to limited funding.
Public Health System and Finance
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Building Advocacy for Policy Change to Improve the Nation's Health
March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors
January 1, 2012 | Toolkit
This presentation provides a brief overview of public health services research (PHSR). The presenters discuss Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors (ELDHRS) survey design as a potential model for complex public health s ...
The Michigan BioTrust for Health
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) stores almost 4 million dried blood spot specimens (DBS) in the Michigan Neonatal Biobank. DBS are collected from newborns under a mandatory public health program to screen for serious conditions.
Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?
January 1, 2003 | Report
The Committee on Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century, under the Institute of Medicine (IOM), examines the education of public health professionals and directs recommendations for strengthening public health education, research, and practice.
Public Health Systems Research
January 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
Investigators affiliated with the Mississippi Department of Health and Emory University led a series of activities designed to advance the field of public health systems research.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Practice-Based Research Network in Public Health
National Program
To develop a public health practice-based research network to help stakeholders understand how research in public health systems can be used to improve public health performance and impact.
Evidence Links Increases in Public Health Spending to Declines in Preventable Deaths
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study found that mortality rates fell between 1.1 percent and 6.9 percent for each 10 percent increase in local public health spending.
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
Changes in Tobacco Quitlines in the United States, 2006-2006
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines changes in tobacco quitlines between 2005 and 2006. Tomacco quitlines have been shown to be an effective, lower-cost method to help smokers quit. Quitlines are more effective than self-help materials, single-session counseling, or other minimal interventions.