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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Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps
National Program
Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.
Denial is Preferred Mental Health Therapy in N.Y.'s Chinatown Since September 11th Terrorist Attacks
May 24, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Asian American Federation of New York conducted a mental health needs assessment of Asian American World Trade Center victims' families and vulnerable populations in the Chinatown district.
Trying Out a New Model of Caring for People with Dementia
April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Alzheimer's Association and the National Chronic Care Consortium partnered to develop and demonstrate a model of integrated health care and supportive services for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
A Comparative Study of 11 Local Health Department Organizational Networks
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study represented 11 local health departments (LHDs) as groups of networks employees, tasks, and knowledge were points, or nodes within each network LHDs that appear structurally distinct likely share patterns of interactions among their organizational elements.
Leveraging Neighborhood-Scale Change for Policy and Program Reform in Buffalo, New York
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article discusses the work of the Healthy Communities Initiative in Buffalo, New York. The Healthy Communities Initiative is a community partnership to promote active living in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and the two neighboring communities, Fruit Belt and Allentown.
Satellite Broadcasts Bring Quality Training to New York
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
After partnering with continuing education staff at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany School of Public Health, they identified one solution: satellite broadcasts.
Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York Connects Tobacco Control with Safe Working Environments
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York was initially formed to help find employment for the surviving workers of Windows on the World.
New York Trains Its Public Health Workforce
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
To prevent disease and promote health among its 18.1 million residents, New York state needed a large and skilled public health workforce.
State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).