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Academy
for Health Services Research and Health Policy
The Academy resulted for the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services
Research merging. "The Academy provides a professional home and technical
assistance resource for researchers and policy professionals. Committed to the
vision of improving health and health care by generating new knowledge and moving
knowledge into action, the Academy seeks to stimulate the development, understanding,
and use of the best available health services research and health policy information
by public and private decision makers." The site contains information on
their state coverage initiatives, networking for rural health, publications
and other resources.
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The goals of this DHHS agency are to: "support improvements in health outcomes;
strengthen quality measurements and improvements; and to identify strategies
to improve access, foster appropriate use and reduce unnecessary expenditures."
The site contains information on issues of mental health; rural health; markets;
healthcare costs; elderly issues; and other policy related information. Information
is also available in Spanish.
Alan
Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
AGI "protects the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United
States and throughout the world." The web site contains links to information
on prevention & contraception; STDs, law & public policy; youth issues
and sexual behavior.
Alpha
Center
Health policy center helping "public and private sector clients respond
to health care challenges by providing the essential keys to policy-making:
objective information, insightful analysis, and expert strategic planning and
program management." The site contains links for state health policy, national
programs and policy resources.
The
Center for Health Administration Studies
Housed at the University of Chicago, the Center "conducts research for
the improvement of health services delivery to vulnerable populations, particularly
in urban settings. It also conducts research in: Aging and Health Services;
Health Services Management; Health Care Workforce; Medicaid and Medicare; Maternal
and Child Health; Urban Health Policy; and Evaluation Studies. This resource
has listing of other health related links which include administration programs,
journals, professional associations, and agencies.
Center
for Health Improvement (CHI)
CHI,
formerly the California Center for Health Improvement, is a resource for policy-makers
and community residents on effective policy interventions to improve population
health. CHI is committed to improving the health of the public by disseminating
objective, accurate, and easily understood information about community health
and healthcare issues and policies to wide and diverse audiences." Their
site contains links to publications, a database of policy ideas and links to
various topics.
Center
for Impact Research (CIR)
The
CIR is a not-for-profit organization that works towards elimination of poverty
through grassroots research aimed at identifying innovative policy strategies
better reflecting low-income persons' needs. The site contains links to policy
centers, publication, information on conferences and other poverty-related resources.
Center for Injury Research
and Policy
The Center's mission "is to use a public health approach to understand
injuries and reduce their occurrence, severity and consequence." Table
of Contents contains links to publication; faculty and staff; current research;
education and training; community services; and links to other sites.
Center
for Studying Health System Change (HSC)
HSC "is a nonpartisan policy research organization that designs and conducts
studies focused on the US health care system to inform the thinking and decisions
of policy makers in government and private industry. In addition to this applied
use, HSC studies contribute more broadly to the body of health care policy research
that enables decision makers to understand change and the national and local
market forces driving that change. "
Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Center is "a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute
that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs
with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people." This
searchable site contains links to publications (including, state fiscal policies,
state safety nets, the federal budget, poverty & income), reports, and a
state policy documentation project.
Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA)
The CWLA's web site offers information on their programs that supports their
mission "to develop and promote policies and programs to protect America's
children and strengthen America's families." The site has links to advocacy,
publications, conferences & training, and consultation services. In addition,
there is information on each of their programs, including: adolescent pregnancy
prevention and parenting, health care, HIV/AIDS, the Managed Care Institute,
housing and homelessness, chemical dependency, positive youth development, and
family-centered practice.
Committee
on Health Politics
A related organization of the American Political Science Association, the Committee
is a group of social scientists with a "strong professional interest in
health policy issues." The site contains links to health policy research.
Community
Voices
Community Voices is an initiative from W.K. Kellogg Foundation that contains
information on national health policy and efforts of local communities to improve
health care access and quality. There are reports on minority health initiatives,
oral health, youth violence, mental health and issues related to health care
access. The site features monthly articles by prominent scholars and politicians
as well as serves as a gateway to other important health and nonprofit web sites.
Council
of State Governments (CSG)
"CSG helps states increase efficiency by identifying the best new and creative
approaches to significant state problems in our Innovations Awards. Our information
products are full of useful and practical policy solutions. In addition, CSG
draws upon experts in the states, and marshals them as consultants to help sister
states in need of services. And CSG's leadership training helps state officials
enhance their skills in managing strategic change."
Drug
Policy Alliance (DPA)
The Lindesmith Center and Drug Policy Foundation merged with the objective
of building a national drug policy reform movement and has changed its name
to Drug Policy Alliance. Drug Policy Alliance is the nation's leading organization
working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on common
sense, science, public health and human rights.
Duke Health Policy CyberExchange
Outstanding site for information about health law, policy and management.
Electronic
Policy Network
Network of organizations whose work tackles topics ranging from civic participation
to welfare reform, health care policy to the environment, education to Social
Security. See also their specific link to their health care site at Idea Central: Health.
The
Forums Institute
Forums Institute for Public Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
committed to promoting sound public policymaking in the states through education,
communication and research. Its programs provide: balanced, timely information;
off-the-record dialogue; facilitated, participant-driven discussion; networking
across agencies and branches of government. The website contains links to the
policy forum, issue briefs, leadership training, coaching for nonprofit boards
and program development for public and private sector groups.
Health
Poll Search
Health Poll Search is a searchable archive of public opinion questions on health
issues that allows users to know what Americans think about health issues, as
well as what Americans have thought about health issues over time. Health Poll
Search is the result of a partnership between the Kaiser Family Foundation and
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut.
The Roper Center houses an archive of more than 350,000 public opinion questions
dating back to 1935. The
Health Poll Search archive covers 29 topics and more than 300 subtopics, and holds
more than 60,000 questions on health issues from health care surveys that have
included questions on health. These questions provide information on public perceptions
of HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, health policy and health reform, Medicare and
Medicaid, women's health, the uninsured, minority health, and children's health.
Response percentages and source information are provided for all questions.
Health
Policy Coach
Health Policy Coach is part of the California Center for Health Improvement
(CCHI). The Coach "is a resource for people seeking to improve community
health through prevention-focused policy change. The site provides peer-reviewed,
searchable health policies and "how-to" information and coaching resources
of individuals and groups interested in effecting policy change in their communities."
Policies include such topics as child care, tobacco, firearms, environmental
toxins, illegal drugs, alcohol, and infectious disease.
Idea
Central: Health Policy
Health topic from the Electronic Policy Network. This web site has many
articles and links to health research.
Institute
for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
This policy research organization is dedicated to informing and stimulating
the debate on public policy issues of critical important to women and their
families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings,
work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health car and domestic
violence, and women's civic and political participation.
KaiserNetwork.org
KaiserNetwork.org provides up-to-date information on health policy issues. They
have daily reports on health policy, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health; a health
poll search section; web casts of various programs or reports; an e-mail notification
services and state health facts online.
Leonard
Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI)
LDI is a formal cooperative between the University of Pennsylvania's
schools of medicine, business, nursing and dental medicine. "LDI works
to improve the health of the public through multidisciplinary studies on the
medical, economic, social and ethical issues that influence how health care
is organized, financed managed, and delivered."
Lister
Hill Center for Health Policy
The Lister Hill Center, located at the School of Public Health of the
University of Alabama, Birmingham, facilitates the conduct and dissemination
of health policy research. Topics of interest at the Center are: health care
markets and managed care; maternal and child health; management in public organization;
and clinical health services research.
National
Academy for State Health Policy
The web site of the National Academy for State Health Policy was established
"to disseminate information designed to assist states in the development
of practical, innovative solutions to complex health policy issues."
National
Center for Policy Research for Women and Families (CPR)
The CPR "promotes the health and well-being of women and families by using
objective, research-based information to encourage new, more effective programs
and policies." The site contains links to social security, children's health,
breast cancer, poverty & welfare, violence, women's health, and work &
family.
National Conference
of State Legislators (NCSL): Health
NOTE: This link will take you to the NCSL Health page after you sign in as a
public user. Once at the Health site, there are numerous program descriptions,
a health topic index, state health forum, health policy tracking service, federal
health policy and many links to current issues.
National
Women's Law Center
The Center "protects and advances the progress of women and girls at work,
in school and in virtually every aspect of their lives." They address a
variety of issues, including health,
child & family support, employment, education. The section on health
contains a health report card for women, information on reproductive rights,
and information about the omission of women from health insurance protections,
preventive health programs and research priorities. There is also state and
local information in their report "Making
the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card."
Office
of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
The ORHP "promotes better health care service in rural America. It informs
the Department of Health and Human Services on matters affecting rural hospitals,
health care, coordinates activities within the department that are related to
rural health care, maintains a national information clearing house. The Office
works both within government at federal, state and local levels, and with the
private sector to seek solution to rural health care problems."
Pew
Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts sponsor research on the environment, public
policy, education, health & human services, culture, and religion. The site
has links to grant information and their program reports.
Policy
Information Exchange (PIE)Online
PIE Online is "a service of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health,
a leading center for policy, research, and training. PIE also provides access
to the resources and services of one of the largest mental health libraries
in the United States." The site contains links to the library as well as
conference calendar, mental health related links, points of interest, and a
searchable database.
Public
Health Management & Policy
Public Health Management & Policy is an electronic textbook written by MPH
students at Case Western Reserve University.
Rural
Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
"The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research
and facilitates public dialogue to assist policy makers in understanding the
rural impacts of public policies and programs." Their site contains links
to programs, publications, and rural health resources.
State
Action
Part of the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), this site contains
information regarding state issues (including health & safety, the environment,
managed care, and mental health). There are links to state of the state reports
that compare various state statistics with the national average.
State
Legislative Information - Nutrition & Physical Activity
This link will take you to the CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity's
Searchable Database that contains legislative bill information from all 50 states
related to specific topics and subtopics. The database contains information
from 2001 and is updated quarterly. The database is a joint project between
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
State
Line
Stateline.org is "your source for state news." The site contains
issue specific or state specific links in addition to articles. In addition,
one can register to receive news alerts regarding a particular issue via e-mail.
UCLA
Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research applies the extensive expertise of
faculty and researchers from UCLA's leading professional schools and academic
departments to meet the needs of the nation, states, and local communities for
health policy-related research and information. The Center conducts research
on national, state, and local health policy issues, provides public service
to policy makers and community leaders, and offers educational opportunities
for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. The research, service, and
education programs of the Center emphasize a community-and population-based
perspective to improve health outcomes. This perspective focuses on: the health
status of population groups, systems of health care, and community-based interventions
to prevent disease and promote health. The Center's studies focus on the health
needs of communities and populations that are at risk for adverse health conditions
or are under-served by the health system.
Urban
Institute
The Urban Institute's goals are "to sharpen thinking about society's
problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decision and their implementation,
and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices." Topic
links include: elderly, at-risk teens, social security, American cities, child
care, the working poor, Social Security and the homeless.
Women
in Government
The purpose of this bipartisan, nonprofit education association of elected
and appointed women in state government, is "to enhance the leadership
role of women policy makers by providing issue education and leadership training."
One of their issues is The
Women's Health Care Platform, a plan to improve health care for women.
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