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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Officials at Eight State Health Agencies Receive Strategic Effectiveness Training
August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
Staff at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and its Michigan-based subcontractor, TSI Consulting Partners, developed a program to train state health officials in strategic effectiveness skills.
CHIP Expansions to Higher-Income Children in Three States
September 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Report analyzes how CHIP expansions to include children in higher-income families affected rates of uninsurance among children in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington.
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.
Relative Affordability of Health Insurance Premiums Under CHIP Expansion Programs and the ACA
July 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Despite the importance of affordability to universal access to health insurance coverage, there is wide variability in what is considered affordable.
What Was the Impact of States Expanding Eligibility to CHIP?
February 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington were among the first to offer CHIP to children in families earning more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. evaluated the impact of this effort.
Pennsylvania: Forming Regional Coalitions in a Large State
April 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
The Story of Transforming Care at the Bedside
January 30, 2005 | Report
Recommended Reading A New Era in Nursing Evaluation of Transforming Care at the Bedside Empowering Better Nursing Care Tools for Transforming Care at the Bedside The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) Toolkit Transforming Care at the Bedside Ta ...
The Importance of Geographic Data Aggregation in Assessing Disparities in American Indian Prenatal Care
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study sought to determine where aggregate national data for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs) mask geographic variation and substantial subnational disparities in prenatal care utilization.
Active Living Logan Square
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article profiles the work of Active Living Logan Square, a program run by the Logan Square Neighborhood Association with funding from Active Living by Design. Active Living Logan Square was able to make positive active living improvements by engaging the community and a wide variety of partners.