October 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
The National Association of County and City Health Officials provided video streaming via the World Wide Web of seven sessions of its 2002 annual conference, "Working in a Changing World: Strengthening Public Health Preparedness."
December 19, 2011
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News Release
Cuts to key programs could hurt ability to detect and respond to crises.
September 1, 2011
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Report
Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role in National Defense, released by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), features more than 30 firsthand accounts of public health professionals who were dire ...
December 1, 2010
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Report
related websites Trust for America's Health In the eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 14 states scored nine or higher on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. Three states ...
January 1, 2005
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Book
Turning Point: Collaborating for a New Century in Public Health was designed in a pre-September 11th world, between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in an effort to transform the nation's public health system. The author examines the concept behind Turning Point, in particular, the notion of public-private-nongovernmental collaboration which lies at the heart of the program's vision. He describes the various activities of the Turning Point grantees and highlights their work in five states. Implementation of the program was slow and not always smooth. There were cultural differences between the two foundations which had to be addressed. Concern about bioterrorism preparedness and the infusion of federal funds complicated the initiative, forcing states to deal with terrorism as a transforming event, even as they tried to be the forces that would transform public health. By 2004, Turning Point had reached a funding level of more than $40 million and represents the largest privately funded attempt to strengthen the public health system in the nation's history.
February 24, 2009
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Program Result Report
The Task Force for Child Survival and Development established the Public Health Informatics Institute to strengthen the information systems used in public health practice and to promote collaborative strategies for that effort.
January 31, 2008
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Program Result Report
Researchers at Columbia University conducted more than 40 in-depth interviews with public health and emergency workers who were at the scene in the days and months following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
October 8, 2007
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Program Result Report
Christopher Conte wrote five articles about key challenges facing state and local public health departments in diverse areas. The Trust for America's Health launched an online media center designed to educate reporters about public health issues.