Public Health

Forum Session — November 18, 2011
Feverish Activity: Global, National, and Local Lessons Learned from the 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — September 23, 2011
Who’s Using Whom? Experience with User Fee Programs at FDA
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — June 10, 2011
Still Smoking After All These Years: Tobacco Control Update
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — May 31–June 2, 2011
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows: Efforts to Improve Health and Reduce Costs in Denver
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — April 8, 2011
Pioneering Transformation: Treating Chronic and Complex Disease in Underserved Areas
Author: Lisa Sprague

Fundamentals Briefing — March 11, 2011
Health Policy Essentials: The Fundamentals of Public Health
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Briefing Book — February 11, 2011
Health Policy Essentials

Forum Session — January 21, 2011
Oral Health Update: Ten Years After the Surgeon General’s Report
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — December 3, 2010
Health Impact Assessments: What, Why, How, Who, Where?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — November 5, 2010
Unusual Suspects: Focusing on Nonmedical Determinants to Improve the Nation’s Health
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 79 — September 28, 2010
The Primary Care Safety Net: Strained, Transitioning, Critical
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 78 — September 27, 2010
High Hopes: Public Health Approaches to Reducing the Need for Health Care
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — September 24, 2010
Getting Real: Data Sources, the Evidence Base, and Strategies for Improving the Health of Communities
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper No. 77 — August 18, 2010
Governmental Public Health: An Overview of State and Local Public Health Agencies
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — July 22, 2010
Focus on Reform: How a Law Becomes a Reg - Regulatory Processes to Implement Legislation
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — July 16, 2010
Focus on Reform: Health Care Safety Net-Related Provisions
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 25, 2010
Focus on Reform: Public Health Provisions
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 75 — June 4, 2010
Health Care Shortage Designations: HPSA, MUA, and TBD
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — May 7, 2010
As the World Turns: Evolving Global Health Thinking and U.S. Policy
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — April 16, 2010
Transforming Health Care Delivery: Insights from the New Orleans Safety Net
Authors: Jessamy Taylor & Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — April 5–7, 2010
Information and Incentives: Improving the Health of New York City's Low-Income Population
Authors: Kathryn Linehan & Lisa Sprague

Issue Brief No. 836 — March 29, 2010
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
Author: Cynthia Shirk, Consultant

Forum Session — March 12, 2010
Not Your Father's Drug Approval Process: FDAAA and the Evolving Pharmaceutical Marketplace
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

The Basics — March 10, 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Small-Group Session — March 5, 2010
Medicare Fee Schedule: What’s the RUC Got to Do With It?
Author: Laura A. Dummit

Issue Brief No. 835 — December 11, 2009
Got Junk? The Federal Role in Regulating “Competitive” Foods
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Background Paper No. 72 — December 11, 2009
No Free Lunch? Current Challenges Facing the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — December 11, 2009
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine II: Issues Surrounding Industry Funding of Physician Education
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — July 10, 2009
Managing Uncertainty: Swine Flu Then and Now
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — May 26–28, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans
Authors: Michele J. Orza, ScD & Jessamy Taylor

Special Briefing — May 14, 2009
Resilience and Renaissance: Efforts to Rebuild a Healthier New Orleans - A Pre-Site Visit Briefing
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — February 27, 2009
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Lessons from Across the States and Around the World
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Fundamentals Briefing — February 13, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness: What Is It? Who Does It? And Where Is It Going?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — December 17, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Options for Expanding U.S. Capacity
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — October 30, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals and Controversies of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Site Visit — October 23–24, 2008
Tending to Richmond's Children: Community Strategies to Bridge Service Gaps
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — October 3, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Activities of CDC, VA, and CMS to Advance Evidence-Based Health
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Background Paper No. 65 — August 8, 2008
Strong as the Weakest Link: Medical Response to a Catastrophic Event
Author: Eileen Salinsky, Consultant

Forum Session — July 25, 2008
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health and Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — June 6, 2008
Examining Federal Policy Options to Strengthen and Modernize America's Food Safety System
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Small-Group Session — March 20, 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?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

Forum Session — March 14, 2008
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Examining the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Health
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Meeting Report — March 14, 2008
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients: A Report from the Workshop on June 28, 2007
Author: Jennifer Ryan

Site Visit — September 30–October 1, 2007
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Baltimore: Walking the Continuum
Author: Jennifer Ryan

The Basics — September 24, 2007
The Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Issue Brief No. 823 — August 1, 2007
Shrinking Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity: Cause for Celebration or Concern?
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Christopher W. Loftis, PhD

Workshop — June 28, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: New Variations on Key Ingredients
Author: Jennifer Ryan

Forum Session — April 27, 2007
Ten Years After Welfare Reform: How Is TANF Working for Needy Families?
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — April 20, 2007
Not All Smiles: Access to Oral Health Care for Low-Income Children
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — March 9, 2007
Implementing School Health Programs for Better Child Health and Academic Success
Author: Christopher W. Loftis, PhD

Forum Session — February 16, 2007
Completing the Recipe for Children's Health: Ingredients Beyond Health Insurance and Health Care
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — January 12, 2007
Effects of Food Marketing on Kids' Diets: I'm Lovin' It?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 816 — November 2, 2006
Updating the WIC Food Packages: It's About Time
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 814 — August 15, 2006
Effects of Food Marketing to Kids: I'm Lovin' It?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum Session — July 27, 2006
Canary in the Coal Mine or Crying Wolf? Examining Crowding in America's Emergency Departments
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 811 — July 7, 2006
Don't Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: The Crowded State of America's Emergency Departments
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Forum Session — June 14, 2006
“Mental Health: Progress and Pitfalls,” the Health Affairs Special Issue—A Discussion of Trends in Mental Health Services
Author: Christopher W. Loftis, PhD

Site Visit — April 18–20, 2006
LA Story: Improving Care Management for the Chronically Ill and Chronically Underserved
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Jessamy Taylor

Special Briefing — April 5, 2006
Improving Care Management in Los Angeles: A Site Visit Overview
Authors: Eileen Salinsky, Jessamy Taylor & Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — March 14, 2006
Caring for “Ryan White”: Balancing Quality, Access, Equity, and Finite Resources
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper — January 25, 2006
The Vaccine Industry: Does It Need a Shot in the Arm?
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Cole Werble, Consultant

Forum Session — October 7, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 806 — August 24, 2005
Clinical Preventive Services: When Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Background Paper — August 22, 2005
Caring for "Ryan White": The Fundamentals of HIV/AIDS Treatment Policy
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Issue Brief No. 805 — July 22, 2005
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

The Basics — July 20, 2005
The Public Health Service
Author: Jessamy Taylor

Background Paper — June 27, 2005
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Minding the Gaps
Author: Christie Provost Peters

Forum Session — June 3, 2005
Measuring Public Health Preparedness: Are We Ready Yet?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum Session — November 30, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Finding Effective Care Within the Systems That Serve Them
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum Session — November 8, 2004
Influenza Vaccine Shortages: Dress Rehearsal for a Future Pandemic? Or Wake-Up Call?
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 801 — October 26, 2004
The Provider System for Children's Mental Health: Workforce Capacity and Effective Treatment
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Background Paper — August 27, 2004
Tick-Tock: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 799 — June 4, 2004
Children with Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Site Visit — September 22–23, 2003
Medical Response for Terrorist and Public Health Threats: One Region's Experience (Pittsburgh)
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — September 8, 2003
The New Freedom Vision: Transforming the Mental Health System
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Background Paper — August 14, 2003
WIC Reauthorization: Opportunities for Improving the Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children
Authors: Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus & Harry J. Schmidt, Consultants

Background Paper — July 11, 2003
Obesity in America: A Growing Threat
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Wakina Scott

Background Paper — June 13, 2003
Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects
Author: Jennifer Ryan

Forum Session — June 12, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — June 9, 2003
On the Front Lines of Homeland Security: Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 791 — May 16, 2003
Disease Management to Population-Based Health: Steps in the Right Direction?
Author: Lisa Sprague

Forum Session — May 2, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Small-Group Session — April 24, 2003
TANF Redux: Update on Implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program in Three Communities.
Author: Randy A. Desonia

Issue Brief No. 789 — April 11, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Small-Group Session — April 4, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 788 — March 12, 2003
Who Will Pay for the Adverse Events Resulting from Smallpox Vaccination? Liability and Compensation Issues
Authors: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant & Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 786 — November 22, 2002
Depression: A Decade of Progress, More to Do
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 785 — November 15, 2002
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Availability: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Complexities
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Site Visit — August 7–9, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Exploring Federal, State, and Local Relationships (Atlanta)
Authors: Eileen Salinsky & Ginger P. Parra

Issue Brief No. 780 — July 22, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much Is Needed?
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum Session — July 16, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: A Briefing for Policymakers
Authors: Judith D. Moore & Wakina Scott

Forum Session — June 21, 2002
Improving Readiness against Bioterrorist Threats: State Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Plans
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 778 — June 19, 2002
Welfare Reform and American Indians: Critical Issues for Reauthorization
Author: Wakina Scott

Issue Brief No. 776 — June 12, 2002
Will the Nation Be Ready for the Next Bioterrorism Attack? Mending Gaps in the Public Health Infrastructure
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Issue Brief No. 773 — May 17, 2002
How Vulnerable Is the Nation's Food Supply? Linking Food Safety and Food Security
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Background Paper — April 3, 2002
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Fundamentals of the "System"
Author: Eileen Salinsky

Forum Session — March 15, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 771 — March 7, 2002
Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse: Innovative State Strategies
Author: Ginger P. Parra

Site Visit — February 20–22, 2002
Welfare Reform in Maryland: Flexibility in Action
Authors: Jennifer Ryan & Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 770 — February 15, 2002
Promoting Marriage as Welfare Policy: Looking at a Public Role in Private Lives
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Site Visit — January 14–16, 2002
Help Before There's Hurt: Integrating Child Welfare and Welfare Reform to Assist Families
Author: Randy A. Desonia

Small-Group Session — October 26, 2001
The U.S. Health Care System: Are State and Local Officials Prepared for Terrorism? How Should the Federal Government Respond?
Author: Robin J. Strongin, Consultant

Forum Session — October 23, 2001
Terrorism and Mental Health: Private-Sector Responses and Issues for Policymakers
Author: Veronica V. Goff, Consultant

Background Paper — October 2001
Emergency Preparedness from a Health Perspective: Preparing for Bioterrorism at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Site Visit — August 6–8, 2001
W-2 in 2001: Wisconsin Works at Welfare Reform
Authors: Jennifer Ryan & Randy A. Desonia

Issue Brief No. 766 — July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum Session — July 25, 2001
Income Support Policy and the U.S. Child Support System
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Background Paper — June 2001
Youth Violence Prevention: How Does the Health Care Sector Respond?
Author: Anthony S. Raden, Consultant

Site Visit — April 18–20, 2001
TANF and Work Support Services: On the Job in Greater Philadelphia
Authors: Lisa Sprague & Randy A. Desonia

Small-Group Session — March 28, 2001
Health Coverage Transitions for Young Adults with Disabilities
Author: Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 761 — March 23, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum Session — March 23, 2001
Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Families: Successes to Date and Challenges Ahead
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

Forum Session — September 26, 2000
Bad News/Good News in the Asthma Epidemic: Prevalence Jumps Sharply, But Symptoms Can Be Controlled
Author: Richard Hegner

Background Paper — September 2000
The Asthma Epidemic: Prospects for Controlling an Escalating Public Health Crisis
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 757 — July 11, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Author: Coimbra Sirica, Consultant

Forum Session — July 11, 2000
Outpatient Commitment in Mental Health: Is Coercion the Price of Community Services?
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 754 — April 14, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Author: Richard Hegner

Forum Session — April 14, 2000
Dispelling the Myths and Stigma of Mental Illness: The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Author: Richard Hegner

Background Paper — April 2000
Applying Science to Public Policy: The Context of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
Author: Richard Hegner

Forum Session — February 22, 2000
Growing Up in Urban America: Implications for Child Health and Welfare
Author: Richard Hegner

Site Visit — October 4–5, 1999
Site Visit to Baltimore and Fort Detrick, Maryland — Preparing for a Bioterrorist Incident: Linking the Public Health and Medical Communities
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Issue Brief No. 745 — July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Author: Karl Polzer

Forum Session — July 20, 1999
Mental Health Coverage Parity: Separating Wheat from Chaff
Author: Karl Polzer

Issue Brief No. 737 — April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Author: Coimbra Sirica, Consultant

Forum Session — April 15, 1999
Substance Abuse Prevention: Could an Improved D.A.R.E. Program Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Practice?
Author: Coimbra Sirica, Consultant

Issue Brief No. 732 — February 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Author: Judith D. Moore

Forum Session — February 26, 1999
Welfare Reform and Its Impact on Medicaid: An Update
Author: Judith D. Moore

Issue Brief No. 731 — February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Forum Session — February 11, 1999
Biological Terrorism: Is the Health Care Community Prepared?
Author: Robin J. Strongin

Site Visit — May 26–28,1998
Site Visit to New Jersey — State and County Experiences with Welfare Reform and Access to Health Care
Authors: Michael Anzick & Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 718 — April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Author: Richard Hegner

Forum Session — April 14, 1998
Dual Diagnoses: The Challenge of Serving People with Concurrent Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems
Author: Richard Hegner

Issue Brief No. 717 — April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Authors: Lauren Tran & Richard Hegner

Forum Session — April 3, 1998
Increasing the Federal Cigarette Tax: A Means of Reducing Consumption?
Authors: Lauren Tran & Richard Hegner

Site Visit — March 30–31, 1998
Site Visit to Philadelphia — Providing Community-Based Primary Care: Nursing Centers, CHCs, and Other Initiatives
Author: Karen Matherlee

Issue Brief No. 716 — March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Author: Barbara Skydell

Forum Session — March 25, 1998
Restructuring the VA Health Care System: Safety Net, Training, and Other Considerations
Author: