Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
December 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
New federal mandates expand coverage of preventative services in health insurance plans, such as vaccines and screenings.
Preventive Care
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All Kids Count
March 29, 2007 | Program Result Report
The All Kids Count II program sought to make 16 immunization registry projects based in local, county, and state health departments fully operational by January 1, 2000.
Working Together to Improve Health: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Q&A
October 28, 2012
A conversation with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on working across sectors to improve people's health.
Cost Savings and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Video
This synthesis provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness literature and investigates the economic evidence for investing in clinical preventive care.
How Can the United States Keep Obesity-Related Health Care Costs Under Control?
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Investments in efforts to prevent chronic health problems like obesity can have significant budget savings.
Expanding "Hot Spotting" to New Communities
January 1, 2012 | Video/Presentation Material
What We're Learning about Coordinating Health Care for High-Utilizers.
Establishing Family-Based HIV Treatment Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand
October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
Beginning in 2002, the MTCT-Plus Initiative established family-based HIV care and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand, linking HIV care and treatment of mothers to existing programs that prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
How Does an Investment in Prevention Improve Public Health?
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Strategic investments in proven community-based prevention programs could result in significant savings in U.S. health care costs.
Health Risk Appraisals
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Risk appraisals might influence employees' health behavior, but they're not the entire answer. In this paper the authors explore the potential role of health risk appraisals as a tool for managing health care quality and costs in employer-sponsored insurance.
College Students (Finally) Get a Sex Education Guide Tailored for Them
November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education developed a manual on safe sexual health practices for college students, covering topics such as the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.