Adult Immunization
February 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
More than 30 percent of seniors are not immunized against pneumonia in 36 states new report finds low adult vaccination rates in U.S.
Public Reporting/Transparency
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How Would States be Affected by Health Reform?
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This issue brief from Urban Institute examines various pathways through which individuals could gain coverage because of the health reform proposals that have passed the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Public Health Spending in 2008
July 23, 2012 | Journal Article
A finely tuned analysis of state and local health spending indicates that the structure of state public health departments has minimal impact on spending patterns. Estimates of public health spending often “double-count” money spent by state and loc ...
Ready or Not?
December 1, 2009 | Report/Video
Twenty states score six or less out of 10 key indicators.
Population Health Rankings as Policy Indicators and Performance Measures
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Population health rankings can be used by various actors for different purposes. This article examines those potential uses and concludes that the chief promise of population health rankings lies in two areas.
Helping States Improve Data Reporting Efforts
May 24, 2011 | Program Result
The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) worked to improve state reporting on the quality of hospital-based and other health care and coordinated state and national efforts to standardize reports on the quality of health care.
A Summary Measure of Health Inequalities for a Pay-for-Population Health Performance System
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A system that rewards population health must be able to measure and track health inequalities.
Improving Quality Health Care
October 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
Recommended Reading The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States There is an emerging consensus in the health policy community that informed and engaged consumers have a vital role to play in improving the quality of care that ...
A Healthier America 2013
January 29, 2013 | Report
New report from Trust for America's Health provides high-impact recommendations to the public health community to make prevention a priority.
The Facts Hurt
January 3, 2013 | Report
This report, released by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, concludes that millions of injuries could be prevented each year if more states adopted additional research-based injury prevention policies, and if programs were fully implemented and enforced.