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Survey Assesses Public Attitudes, Knowledge and Misinformation about Bioterrorism
June 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Harvard School of Public Health, working with a polling firm, International Communications Research, conducted four national and three regional telephone surveys of public opinion and knowledge about the threat of bioterrorism in the United States.
2002 Communications Campaign Promotes Health Services Research
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
In 2002 and 2003, AcademyHealth, a nonprofit health policy resource center and professional association in Washington, developed Connecting the Dots, a communication campaign to educate key audiences on the value and impact of health services research.
The Nation's Weight Problem Can't Wait
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Public Health Association held its 2003 National Public Health Week, focusing on raising awareness of the obesity epidemic.
Articles Tell Readers the Shape They're in, and How to Fix it
August 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
In 2003, Public Access Journalism produced a five-part newspaper series, available online, entitled The Shape We're In, which examines factors contributing to the rising number of obese and overweight Americans.
It Takes a Community to Solve a Health Problem
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 2001, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, developed and implemented Community Health in Focus, a program designed to use the convening role of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to stimulate action on health care issues identified by local communities.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Program
January 1, 2003 | Book
The Foundation's stature may be based largely on its national policy and program activities, but it devotes a significant amount of its resources to supporting local activities. A look at a few of those local activities are presented in this year's Anthology..
Millions of Tobacco Industry Documents Now Online
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The University of California, San Francisco Library set up a searchable, online database of tobacco industry documents released to the public by legal settlements between the National Association of Attorneys General and the tobacco companies.
Grantmakers in Health 2002 Annual Meeting Held on Strengthening the Future of Health and Philanthropy
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The 2002 annual meeting of Programmakers in Health, "On Solid Foundations: Strengthening the Future of Health and Philanthropy," was held in New York City from February 27 to March 1, 2002.
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.
Book Compiles Wide-Ranging Tobacco-Control Strategies
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Robert L. Rabin, J.D., Ph.D., led a project to commission essays and prepare Regulating Tobacco, a book that assesses the principal tobacco-control strategies and explores how they might be used in the future.