Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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The Web-Based Health Equity and Prevention Primer Project
November 24, 2010 | Program Result Report
Staff at the Prevention Institute developed the Web-based Health Equity and Prevention Primer, which trains public health practitioners to advocate for public policies that reverse the environmental causes of health disparities.
Electronic Health Record Adoption by Children's Hospitals in the United States
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Treating chronic disease among children requires advanced tools to manage information and support decision-making. This article reports on a federally-funded study that assessed the prevalence of electronic health records in children's hospitals.
Triple RWJF-Grantee Becomes N.Y. State's Youngest Health Commissioner
February 22, 2011 | Story
New York's newly confirmed commissioner talks about his approach to public service, population health and his vision for the state.
Research Grants on Public Health and Law Announced
December 6, 2009 | News Release/Audio
Fifteen new studies will assess how legal approaches affect population health.
A Simulation Shows Limited Savings From Meeting Quality Targets Under The Medicare Shared Savings Program
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created under the Affordable Care Act, will reward participating accountable care organizations that succeed in lowering health care costs while improving performance. Depending on how the organizations perform o ...
Child FIRST Develops an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention
February 5, 2013 | Program Result Report
Child FIRST is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.
Using Mathematical Modeling to Make Informed Decisions on Health Care Alternatives
January 16, 2013 | Program Result Report
Staff at Archimedes, Inc. created ARCHeS, an Internet-based system allowing users to simulate health interventions and long-term clinical trials within hours by providing them with access to data on patients, diseases, treatments, and costs.
HHS Enlists Archimedes Inc. To Expand Government's Use Of Health Care Modeling For Forecasting Quality And Cost Outcomes
May 4, 2012 | News Release
HHS Agencies Can Now Use ARCHeS Tool To Conduct Large Scale Analyses To Evaluate Health Spending, Treatment, and Effectiveness.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
February 17, 2012 | Program Result Report
In Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, partnerships in 49 communities nationwide are changing local policies and revamping the physical environment to foster healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.
Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More
February 14, 2012 | Story
A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.