Are Local Laws the Key to Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning?
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
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Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program
October 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program helped states integrate - or move toward integration of - acute care and long-term care for dual eliglbles who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid managed care.
Analyzing Vermont's Health Insurance Market
January 9, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation analyzed the state's health insurance market to inform development of its health insurance exchange. The Vermont legislature adopted all of the recommendations in the law to establish the exchange.
The Impact of Specialized Benefits Counseling Services on Social Security Administration Disability Beneficiaries in Vermont
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
People who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have a high unemployment rate partly because they are afraid that, if they take a job, they will lose their benefits, especially their health insurance. One respons ...
Researchers Identify Ways to Measure and Improve Home Health Care
March 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
From 1988 through 2003, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supported the Development and Implementation of a Quality Improvement System for Home Health Care. The effort comprised six projects and was designed to improve the quality of home health, long-term and ambulatory care, and to study methods to improve health care quality in these settings.
New Englanders May Breathe Easier Thanks to Asthma Coalition
August 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 2002 to 2003, staff from the New England Asthma Regional Council developed both new programming and a fundraising plan to address environmental causes of asthma.
Researchers Study State-Level Tobacco Industry Lobbying
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Common Cause Education Fund produced and disseminated 12 state reports that document the tobacco industry's campaign contributions and lobbying efforts and the success or failure of tobacco-control efforts at the state level from February 2002 through July 2003.
Three-State Study Reveals Unexpected Barriers to Work for the Disabled
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Oregon Health Policy Institute conducted an evaluation of five demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate state efforts to remove barriers to employment for disabled people by increasing access to health care.
School-Based Health Centers Take Root in Vermont, But on Rocky Ground
November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Vermont Agency of Human Services established a total of five school-based health centers in four communities, and provided technical assistance to these and other centers providing school-linked and other health care services for children.
New England Collaborative Urges a Regional Focus for Public Health Issues
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A team of scientists, business leaders, doctors, security professionals and others formed the New England Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness to bring a regional focus to local planning against bioterrorism and other biological threats.