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Book Chronicles Changes in Federal Drug Policy During the Administrations of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter

May 8, 2008 | Program Result Report

David F. Musto, MD, of Yale University conducted research for a book entitled The Quest for Drug Control: Politics and Federal Policy in a Period of Increasing Substance Abuse, 1963-1981.

Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities

National Program

To help states to learn about, analyze and implement established strategies to expand available treatment resources and/or the populations eligible for services within existing expenditure levels.

Reducing Underage Drinking Through Community and State Coalitions

National Program

Program to raise awareness and support strategies to decrease underage drinking and thus reduce alcohol-related problems among youth.

Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color

February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living

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Program to provide grant support, technical assistance, and loan funds to states to create affordable models of assisted living targeted to low-income seniors and linked with existing community health care systems.

Smoke-Free Policies Do Not Harm Restaurants' Bottom Line, Study in Massachusetts Finds

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

From 1996 to 1998, Gregory C. Pope, M.S., and a team of investigators at the Center for Health Economics Research examined whether local smoke-free restaurant policies in Massachusetts affected restaurant sales.

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living

February 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.

Vote & Vax: A Community-Based Strategy to Promote Adult Immunization

January 14, 2013 | Program Result Report

Vote & Vax increased access to influenza immunization and other preventive services for vulnerable populations through clinics provided at polling places on Election Day from 2004 though 2010.

Slow Progress in Changing the School Food Environment

June 5, 2012 | Journal Article

This article examines the school food environment in elementary schools and reports on practices during the 2009?2010 school year compared with the same practices in 2006?2007 after the wellness policy mandate took effect.

The Impact of State Safe Routes to School-Related Laws on Active Travel to School Policies and Practices in U.S. Elementary Schools

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Walking or biking to school provides opportunities for children to increase physical activity. However, rates of active travel to school have decreased while rates of car-to-school travel have increased. This article explores the relationship between state laws and active travel to school policies.

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