Public Health
Public Health can be broadly defined as programs and policies to assure and promote population health. Narrower definitions may focus on the health infrastructure and activities of governments (federal, state, and local); on the subspecialty of medicine concerned primarily with community or population health; on the agencies charged with protecting and promoting the health of the public, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); or on publicly financed health programs and services, such as Medicare and Medicaid and grant programs supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
The Forum's public health programming fit mostly within the broad definition of public health, encompassing topics as diverse as preparedness to respond to health threats; the social and environmental determinants of health; public health programs, such as vaccinations and the Ryan White program; demonstrations and initiatives supported by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI); and efforts by states, communities, and health care providers to improve population health.
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Through Housing and Community Development Policies
Forum Session
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October 16, 2015
Coaching, Connecting, Collaborating: The Community Health Worker's Role in Primary Care
Forum Session
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July 31, 2015
Community Health: Seeing the Big Picture by Measuring Health and Its Many Determinants
Forum Session
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July 17, 2015
After the Affordable Care Act: Transforming Public Health
Forum Session
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May 15, 2015
Annual Report 2014
Annual Report
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April 1, 2015
Health Policy Essentials: Public Health, Medicaid & CHIP, and Private Insurance
Fundamentals Briefing
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February 13, 2015
The Public Health Service
The Basics
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February 11, 2015
Health Policy Essentials 2015
Briefing Book
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February 6, 2015
Health Policy Essentials 2015
Briefing Book
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February 6, 2015
Community Collaboration to Improve Population Health
Forum Session
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January 30, 2015
Promoting Evidence-Based Interventions: The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Forum Session
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October 10, 2014
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and Brain Development: Implications for Practice and Policy
Forum Session
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May 16, 2014
Transforming Payment and Health Care Delivery: Early Reports from the State Innovation Model (SIM) Initiative
Forum Session
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April 18, 2014
Annual Report 2013
Annual Report
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April 1, 2014
Health Care in the Motor City: Thriving or Surviving?
Site Visit
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February 19–20, 2014
Medicaid Health Homes: Delivery System Glue for People with Chronic Health Conditions
Forum Session
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December 13, 2013
The Affordable Care Act and HIV/AIDS: Implications for Coverage, Access to Care, and Payment
Forum Session
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July 19, 2013
Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment: An Analytic Approach to Community Benefits
Forum Session
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June 28, 2013
EMS "Hot Spotting": San Diego's Experience Creating a System of Care for Frequent Users of Emergency Medical Services
Forum Session
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June 14, 2013
Annual Report 2012
Annual Report
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April 1, 2013
Health Policy Essentials: Improving the Nation's Health: Spotlight on Public Health
Fundamentals Briefing
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March 22, 2013
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: FQHCs and Community Clinics in a Reformed Health Care Market
Issue Brief
No. 848
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December 18, 2012
Safety Net Integration: Tackling Fragmentation While Improving Access to Care and Efficiency
Forum Session
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December 7, 2012
Healthy People for a Healthy Economy: The Promise of Public Health
Forum Session
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October 12, 2012
Pulling Together to Improve Health: Integrating Health, Social, and Legal Services in DC
Site Visit
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July 20, 2012
Among School Children: Opportunities to Improve Health at School
Forum Session
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June 15, 2012
Examining the Condition of the Health Care Safety Net: Time to Re-Cast?
Forum Session
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May 18, 2012
Food Glorious Food: Supply, Consumption, and Consequences for Health
Forum Session
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May 4, 2012
Caesar's Ghost: The Effect of the Rising Rate of C-Sections on Health Care Costs and Quality
Forum Session
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March 30, 2012
Feverish Activity: Global, National, and Local Lessons Learned from the 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic
Forum Session
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November 18, 2011
Who’s Using Whom? Experience with User Fee Programs at FDA
Forum Session
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September 23, 2011
Still Smoking After All These Years: Tobacco Control Update
Forum Session
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June 10, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Site Visit
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May 31–June 2, 2011
Pioneering Transformation: Treating Chronic and Complex Disease in Underserved Areas
Forum Session
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April 8, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Public Health
Fundamentals Briefing
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March 11, 2011
Oral Health Update: Ten Years After the Surgeon General’s Report
Forum Session
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January 21, 2011
Health Impact Assessments: What, Why, How, Who, Where?
Forum Session
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December 3, 2010
Unusual Suspects: Focusing on Nonmedical Determinants to Improve the Nation’s Health
Forum Session
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November 5, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Background Paper
No. 79
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September 28, 2010
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches to Reducing the Need for Health Care
Background Paper
No. 78
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September 27, 2010
Getting Real: Data Sources, the Evidence Base, and Strategies for Improving the Health of Communities
Forum Session
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September 24, 2010
Governmental Public Health: An Overview of State and Local Public Health Agencies
Background Paper
No. 77
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August 18, 2010
Focus on Reform: How a Law Becomes a Reg - Regulatory Processes to Implement Legislation
Forum Session
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July 22, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Forum Session
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July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Forum Session
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June 25, 2010
Health Care Shortage Designations: HPSA, MUA, and TBD
Background Paper
No. 75
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June 4, 2010
As the World Turns: Evolving Global Health Thinking and U.S. Policy
Forum Session
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May 7, 2010
Transforming Health Care Delivery: Insights from the New Orleans Safety Net
Forum Session
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April 16, 2010
Information and Incentives: Improving the Health of New York City's Low-Income Population
Site Visit
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April 5–7, 2010
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
Issue Brief
No. 836
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March 29, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
Forum Session
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March 12, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
The Basics
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March 10, 2010
Medicare Fee Schedule: What’s the RUC Got to Do With It?
Small-Group Session
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March 5, 2010
Got Junk? The Federal Role in Regulating “Competitive” Foods
Issue Brief
No. 835
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December 11, 2009
No Free Lunch? Current Challenges Facing the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Background Paper
No. 72
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December 11, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine II: Issues Surrounding Industry Funding of Physician Education
Forum Session
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December 11, 2009
Managing Uncertainty: Swine Flu Then and Now
Forum Session
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July 10, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Site Visit
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May 26–28, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans - A Pre-Site Visit Briefing
Special Briefing
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May 14, 2009
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Lessons from Across the States and Around the World
Forum Session
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February 27, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
Fundamentals Briefing
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February 13, 2009
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Options for Expanding U.S. Capacity
Forum Session
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December 17, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals and Controversies of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Forum Session
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October 30, 2008
Tending to Richmond's Children: Community Strategies to Bridge Service Gaps
Site Visit
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October 23–24, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of CDC, VA, and CMS to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Forum Session
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October 3, 2008
Strong as the Weakest Link: Medical Response to a Catastrophic Event
Background Paper
No. 65
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August 8, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health and Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration
Forum Session
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July 25, 2008
Examining Federal Policy Options to Strengthen and Modernize America's Food Safety System
Forum Session
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June 6, 2008
Reauthorization of the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003: Where Have We Been? Where Do We Go Next?
Small-Group Session
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March 20, 2008
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Examining the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Health
Forum Session
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March 14, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007
Meeting Report
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March 14, 2008
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum
Site Visit
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September 30–October 1, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?
Issue Brief
No. 823
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August 1, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients
Workshop
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June 28, 2007
Ten Years After Welfare Reform: How Is TANF Working for Needy Families?
Forum Session
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April 27, 2007
Not All Smiles: Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children
Forum Session
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April 20, 2007
Implementing School Health Programs for Better Child Health and Academic Success
Forum Session
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March 9, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: Ingredients Beyond Health Insurance and Health Care
Forum Session
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February 16, 2007
Effects of Food Marketing on Kids' Diets: I'm Lovin' It?
Forum Session
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January 12, 2007
Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time
Issue Brief
No. 816
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November 2, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?
Issue Brief
No. 814
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August 15, 2006
Canary in the Coal Mine or Crying Wolf? Examining Crowding in America's Emergency Departments
Forum Session
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July 27, 2006
Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments
Issue Brief
No. 811
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July 7, 2006
“Mental Health: Progress and Pitfalls,” the Health Affairs Special Issue—A Discussion of Trends in Mental Health Services
Forum Session
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June 14, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved
Site Visit
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April 18–20, 2006
Improving Care Management in Los Angeles: A Site Visit Overview
Special Briefing
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April 5, 2006
Caring for “Ryan White”: Balancing Quality, Access, Equity, and Finite Resources
Forum Session
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March 14, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Background Paper
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January 25, 2006
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Forum Session
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October 7, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Issue Brief
No. 806
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August 24, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Background Paper
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August 22, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Issue Brief
No. 805
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July 22, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps
Background Paper
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June 27, 2005
Measuring Public Health Preparedness: Are We Ready Yet?
Forum Session
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June 3, 2005
Children with Mental Disorders: Finding Effective Care Within the Systems That Serve Them
Forum Session
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November 30, 2004
Influenza Vaccine Shortages: Dress Rehearsal for a Future Pandemic? Or Wake-Up Call?
Forum Session
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November 8, 2004
The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment
Issue Brief
No. 801
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October 26, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Background Paper
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August 27, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
Issue Brief
No. 799
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June 4, 2004
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh)
Site Visit
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September 22–23, 2003
The New Freedom Vision: Transforming the Mental Health System
Forum Session
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September 8, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children
Background Paper
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August 14, 2003
Obesity in America: A Growing Threat
Background Paper
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July 11, 2003
Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects
Background Paper
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June 13, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Forum Session
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June 12, 2003
On the Front Lines of Homeland Security: Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Forum Session
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June 9, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Issue Brief
No. 791
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May 16, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Forum Session
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May 2, 2003
TANF Redux: Update on Implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program in Three Communities.
Small-Group Session
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April 24, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Issue Brief
No. 789
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April 11, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Small-Group Session
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April 4, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Issue Brief
No. 788
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March 12, 2003
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do
Issue Brief
No. 786
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November 22, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities
Issue Brief
No. 785
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November 15, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Site Visit
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August 7–9, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?
Issue Brief
No. 780
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July 22, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: A Briefing for Policymakers
Forum Session
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July 16, 2002
Improving Readiness against Bioterrorist Threats: State Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Plans
Forum Session
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June 21, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization
Issue Brief
No. 778
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June 19, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure
Issue Brief
No. 776
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June 12, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security
Issue Brief
No. 773
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May 17, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
Background Paper
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April 3, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Forum Session
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March 15, 2002
Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative State Strategies
Issue Brief
No. 771
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March 7, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action
Site Visit
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February 20–22, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Issue Brief
No. 770
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February 15, 2002
Help Before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Site Visit
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January 14–16, 2002
The U.S. Health Care System: Are State and Local Officials Prepared for Terrorism? How Should the Federal Government Respond?
Small-Group Session
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October 26, 2001
Terrorism and Mental Health: Private-Sector Responses and Issues for Policymakers
Forum Session
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October 23, 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Background Paper
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October 2001
W-2 in 2001: Wisconsin Works at Welfare Reform
Site Visit
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August 6–8, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Issue Brief
No. 766
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July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Forum Session
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July 25, 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care Sector Respond?
Background Paper
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June 2001
TANF and Work Support Services: On the Job in Greater Philadelphia
Site Visit
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April 18–20, 2001
Health Coverage Transitions for Young Adults with Disabilities
Small-Group Session
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March 28, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Issue Brief
No. 761
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March 23, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Forum Session
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March 23, 2001
Bad News/Good News in the Asthma Epidemic: Prevalence Jumps Sharply, But Symptoms Can Be Controlled
Forum Session
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September 26, 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Background Paper
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September 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Issue Brief
No. 757
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July 11, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Forum Session
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July 11, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Issue Brief
No. 754
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April 14, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Forum Session
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April 14, 2000
Applying Science to Public Policy: The Context of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Background Paper
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April 2000
Growing Up in Urban America: Implications for Child Health and Welfare
Forum Session
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February 22, 2000
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities
Site Visit
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October 4–5, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Issue Brief
No. 745
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July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Forum Session
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July 20, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Issue Brief
No. 737
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April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Forum Session
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April 15, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Issue Brief
No. 732
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February 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Forum Session
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February 26, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Issue Brief
No. 731
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February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Forum Session
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February 11, 1999
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Site Visit
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May 26–28,1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Issue Brief
No. 718
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April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Forum Session
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April 14, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Issue Brief
No. 717
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April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Forum Session
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April 3, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Site Visit
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March 30–31, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Issue Brief
No. 716
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March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Forum Session
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March 25, 1998
