Topic - Public Health

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Public Health.

This section contains recent innovations on the public health research and delivery front. Topics range from community care and environmental quality to essential services, neighborhood clinics, health infrastructure, screening, and surveillance. Partnerships between public health and homeland security and new advances in epidemiology and health promotion are also highlighted.

moreRelated Awards

Public Health Model for Corrections (79%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
March 28, 2005

Medication at Home Project (79%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil

PSA Environmental Health Program (77%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil
June 15, 2005

Parents Too Soon (74%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
January 11, 2005

BCMS Project Access (70%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 18, 2005

Illuminate Campinas Network (70%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil

Family Violence and Victim's Services (68%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations
April 20, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

Progress Continues to Be Made in State's Public Health Preparedness (83%)
US States News
January 28, 2009

Can Health Co-Ops Do the Job of a Public Plan? (76%)
Time Magazine
June 22, 2009

San Francisco's Universal Health Care Model (73%)
National Public Radio
September 15, 2009

Public Option? Arizona Has Had One For Years (72%)
National Public Radio
September 18, 2009

Achieving Quality, Affordable Health Insurance for All New Yorkers: An Analysis of Reform Options (72%)
Urban Institute
July 24, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Frontiers of Innovation Conference: Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation in Government (100%)

Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
May 31, 2008

Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development (99%)
Calestous Juma and Lee Yee Cheong
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government
2005

State Oversight of Hospital Conversions: Preserving Trust or Protecting Health? (95%)
Jill R. Horwitz
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, John F. Kennedy School of Government
September 1, 2002

Shifting Sands: The Limits of Science in Setting Risk Standards (93%)
Cary Coglianese and Gary E. Marchant
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
November 9, 2004

Ambulatory Care for the Urban Poor: Structure, Financing and System Stability (93%)
Barbara A. Ormond, Amy Westpahl Lutzky
Urban Institute
June 1, 2001

Relevant Articles and Resources Compiled by the National Institue of Justice for the Online Chat: "Prisoner Reentry: Facing the Challenges of Returning Home" (92%)
National Institute of Justice
November 1, 2005

Welfare Policies in the Mediterranean Countries: Republic of Cyprus (92%)
Centre for Administrative Innovation in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
2004

moreRelated Multimedia

Achieving Accountability in Global Health: Crossing Borders, Institutions and Sectors (64%)
April 14, 2004

Combating International Sex Trafficking: Best Practices (52%)
4/15/08

Stolen Lives: The Trafficking of Women (46%)
March 4, 2005

Can You Predict Lethal Intimate Partner Violence? (37%)

Ethics and Acceptable Losses (36%)

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