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Improving Sanitation at Scale: Lessons from TSSM Implementation in East Java, Indonesia.

Amin, Samia; Rangarajan, Anu; Borkum, Evan - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

Low-quality or nonexistent sanitation affects health and hinders economic development, especially in the world …'s poorest countries. To address this issue, the Water and Sanitation Program, a partnership administered by the World Bank and …, and Tanzania. In Indonesia, the program was known as the Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing initiative, which moved …

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Health Promotion Finds a Place in Local Health Departments.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

This issue brief, the first in a series designed to give a quick overview of new trends in public health, highlights the shift in public health departments’ focus--away from primary care toward community-oriented, population-based activities emphasizing health promotion. Examines various...

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Health Departments Play Key Role in Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

Reviews strategies that local health departments have developed and implemented to promote regular screening and early treatment, services that have been historically underused.

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Health Departments Forge Stronger Partnerships.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

Notes the development of new partnerships between health departments and the community, including volunteers, schools, local interest groups, and managed care organizations.

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Local Health Departments Lead Efforts Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

This issue brief, the second in a series designed to give a quick overview of new trends in public health, highlights efforts to increase immunization coverage rates. Examines immunization registries, vaccination services, outreach and education, vaccination coalitions, and compliance monitoring.

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State Efforts to Address the Healthy People 2010 Goal to Eliminate Health Disparities: Two Case Studies.

Conwell, Leslie Jackson; Neuman, Melissa; Gold, Marsha - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

Healthy People 2010 identified eliminating health disparities as one of two overarching goals for the U.S., along with increasing quality and years of healthy life. This report examines North Carolina and Washington, two states that are making notable use of data to address disparities....

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States.

Mathematica Policy Research; Committee on Strategies to … - 2010

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Case Management: At the Heart of Healthy Start.

Devaney, Barbara; Howell, Embry; McCormick, Marie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

This issue brief reviews the experience of Healthy Start programs in setting up case management programs, noting that outreach and advocacy were program strengths. In addition, including community lay workers as part of case management teams was feasible; these workers helped identify and enroll...

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Health Departments Respond to Budget and Workforce Pressures.

McHugh, Megan; Martinez, Rose Marie; Kliman, Rebecca; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

Looks at staffing and budget concerns that have arisen in the changing health care environment, noting that all the health departments studied are reporting financial difficulties. Furthermore, staff recruitment, retention, and development have grown more challenging, although creative...

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Engaging Consumers: What Can Be Learned from Public Health Consumer Education Programs?

Gerteis, Margaret; Hodges, Matthew; Mulligan, James - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

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