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The Future Supply of Long-Term Care Workers in Relation to the Aging Baby Boom Generation
The Future Supply of Long-Term Care Workers in relation to The Aging Baby Boom Generation REPORT TO CONGRESS May 14, 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/ltcwork.pdf (59 PDF pages)
The Future Supply of Long-Term Care Workers in Relation to the Aging Baby Boom Generation
One of the challenges facing the U.S. in the 21st Century will be to ensure that individuals throughout their life will have the supports they need and will be treated with dignity. For the growing population of the elderly and people with disabilities, ensuring the adequacy and availability of direct care workers is key to meeting this ideal. As this report shows, the aging "baby boomer…
State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report
The purpose of this study is to inform state and federal policymakers about state-initiated quality improvement programs, with the particular goal of providing information to states that may wish to develop similar programs in their state. We focus primarily on activities under way in seven states Florida, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Texas, and Washington. Our information is based on…
Literature Review
State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature
The purpose of this project is to inform federal and state policymakers about what can be learned about the implementation and enforcement of state minimum nursing staff ratios for nursing homes, and related issues, such as labor shortages and resident casemix. The experiences of states that have already grappled with the complexities of setting, monitoring, and enforcing minimum staffing ratios…
Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy
This project focuses on the development, analysis, and use of neighborhood health indicators pertaining to children and youth. Using data provided by five data intermediary organizations (located in large cities) that participate in the Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), Urban Institute conducted a cross-site analysis and provided technical assistance to these organizations as they…
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: A Key Strategy for Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
There has been growing interest in the use of electronic health information systems. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) emphasized as one of the Department's main priorities the use of information technology in health care. In November 2001, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) issued a report to Secretary of HHS that called for federal leadership in…
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Review of State CPS Policy - Executive Summary
Contents Purpose and Background Summary of Findings Reflections Endnotes
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: A Key Strategy for Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
Marcelline R. Harris, RN, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Christopher G. Chute, MD, Dr.P.H., Mayo Clinic Jennie Harvell, M.Ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alan White, Ph.D., Abt Associates
State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report Executive Summary
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: A Key Strategy for Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
Marcelline R. Harris, RN, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Christopher G. Chute, MD, Dr.P.H., Mayo Clinic Jennie Harvell, M.Ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alan White, Ph.D., Abt Associates Terry Moore, Abt Associates
Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy
Contents Site-Specific Analyses Cross-Site Analysis: The Changing Urban Context Cross-Site Analysis: Health Trends and Study Hypotheses Conclusions
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Findings on Local CPS Practices - Executive Summary
Contents Introduction Agency Administration and Staffing Screening and Intake Investigation and Alternative Response Collaboration with Other Agencies Changes in CPS Practice Variation by Administrative Structure Site Visits to Local Agencies Conclusions
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts. Findings on Local CPS Practices
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children's Bureau Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families andOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Site Visits Report
Submitted to:Children’s Bureau/ACYFAdministration for Children and Families and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Submitted by: Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.
Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy
By:
Kathryn L.S. Pettit, G. Thomas Kingsley, and Claudia J. Coulton
With Jessica Cigna
Submitted to:
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Submitted by:
The Urban Institute
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Understanding Different Estimates of Uninsured Children: Putting the Differences in Context
Understanding Different Estimates of Uninsured Children: Putting the Differences in Context Acknowledgments: ASPE would like to thank those reviewers at the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), and the Census Bureau whose helpful comments and expertise contributed greatly to this document.
Literature Review
State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature Kirsten Black, Barbara Ormond and Jane Tilly Urban Institute May 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/ratiolit.pdf (43 PDF pages)
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Summary Report
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts Summary Report U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesChildrens BureauAdministration on Children, Youth and FamiliesAdministration for Children and Families andOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation May 2003