National Health Policy Forum

Public Health

Determinants of Health

Site VisitMay 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 SessionDecember 3, 2010
Health Impact Assessments: What, Why, How, Who, Where?
Author: Michele J. Orza, ScD

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

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

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

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

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

Site VisitApril 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. 836March 29, 2010
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
Author: Cynthia Shirk, Consultant

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

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

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

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

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

Meeting ReportMarch 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Small-Group SessionApril 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. 789April 11, 2003
Reauthorizing Head Start: The Future Federal Role in Preschool Programs for the Poor
Author: Jane Koppelman, Consultant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Site VisitMay 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