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December 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Century Foundation commissioned two background papers and convened a working group to study the ramifications of the increase in federal funding to state and local governments that followed the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
The National Association of County and City Health Officials provided video streaming via the World Wide Web of seven sessions of its 2002 annual conference, "Working in a Changing World: Strengthening Public Health Preparedness."
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
A physician-scientist in the pediatric residency training program at Children's National Medical Center in Washington received a one-year fellowship to work in Washington, contributing to the development of health-related research and policy statements.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine worked to educate and promote communications among medical and public health professionals and policy-makers about bioterrorism, emerging infections and emergency preparedness.
September 1, 2011 | Report
Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role in National Defense, released by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), features more than 30 firsthand accounts of public health professionals who were dire ...
December 1, 2010 | Report
related websites Trust for America's Health In the eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 14 states scored nine or higher on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. Three states ...
January 1, 2005 | Book
Turning Point: Collaborating for a New Century in Public Health was designed in a pre-September 11th world, between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in an effort to transform the nation's public health system. The author examines the concept behind Turning Point, in particular, the notion of public-private-nongovernmental collaboration which lies at the heart of the program's vision. He describes the various activities of the Turning Point grantees and highlights their work in five states. Implementation of the program was slow and not always smooth. There were cultural differences between the two foundations which had to be addressed. Concern about bioterrorism preparedness and the infusion of federal funds complicated the initiative, forcing states to deal with terrorism as a transforming event, even as they tried to be the forces that would transform public health. By 2004, Turning Point had reached a funding level of more than $40 million and represents the largest privately funded attempt to strengthen the public health system in the nation's history.
February 1, 2005 | Program Result
Burness Communications, a public relations firm based in Bethesda, Md., provided communications assistance to four public health and policy organizations to help them address the issue of the public health system's preparedness to deal with bioterrorism.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
A team of scientists, business leaders, doctors, security professionals and others formed the New England Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness to bring a regional focus to local planning against bioterrorism and other biological threats.
October 1, 2007 | Program Result
In 2004–05, Christopher Conte, a writer for Governing magazine, wrote five magazine-length articles about key challenges facing state and local public health departments in diverse areas. In March 2006, the Trust for America's Health launched an online media center designed to educate reporters about public health issues.