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April 1, 2005 | Program Result
In 2002 and 2003, researchers at the RAND Corporation, Arlington, Va., conducted focus groups with postal employees and Capitol Hill staffers exposed to anthrax in an apparent bioterrorist act in October 2001.
June 1, 2004 | Program Result
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.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
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 1, 2003 | Program Result
A physician-scientist in the pediatric residency training program at Children's National Medical Center in Washington received a one-year fellowship to work in Washington, contributing to the development of health-related research and policy statements.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine worked to educate and promote communications among medical and public health professionals and policy-makers about bioterrorism, emerging infections and emergency preparedness.
February 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services designed and implemented a new syndromic surveillance system that helps public health officials detect unusual clusters of disease symptoms.
September 1, 2011 | 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 | 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 ...
December 19, 2011 | News Release
Cuts to key programs could hurt ability to detect and respond to crises.
January 1, 2005 | 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.