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A Case for Regulation: Less Access to Alcohol, Fewer Traffic Deaths

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center examined the relationship between regulatory practices of alcohol-control agencies and alcohol-related traffic deaths in 107 cities that participate in the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

Access to Health Care and Medicaid Top Concerns of State and Local Officials

November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report

Researchers at George Washington University, Washington, conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey to gather information on health policy and public health concerns of officials from governors' offices and legislative staff in almost every state.

Accountability Metrics and Paying for Performance in Education and Health Care

September 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This article summarizes accountability, performance metrics, and reward systems in education for possible use in health care.

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.

Action Strategies Toolkit

May 1, 2009 | Toolkit

A guide for local and state leaders working to create healthy communities and prevent childhood obesity.

Action Strategies Toolkit

May 1, 2009 | Toolkit

A guide for local and state leaders working to create healthy communities and prevent childhood obesity.

Action Strategies Toolkit

February 11, 2011 | Toolkit

Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the RWJF, was created to support local and state leaders nationwide in their efforts to promote healthy, active communities and access to affordable healthy foods. The strategies in this toolkit include promising, evidence-based practices that advance these goals and build upon the work in which policy-makers are already engaged.

Active Living by Design

February 4, 2013 | Program Result Report

From 2001 to 2009, 25 community partnerships across the country pursued projects designed to revamp the built environment and change public policies to make physical activity part of everyday life.

Active Living by Design featured in a Special Supplement of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

December 11, 2009 | Journal Article

This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.

Active Living Resource Center

February 25, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Active Living Resource Center focuses on helping communities at highest risk of inactivity and childhood obesity promote physical activity.

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