Prevention, Health Promotion, and Wellness

Addressing Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

This report summarizes findings from an environmental scan about practices and programs addressing trauma and related behavioral health needs among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. The report includes descriptions of trauma-informed and trauma-specific interventions, common elements of behavioral health programs targeted to help AI...

The Affordable Care Act: Promoting Better Health for Women

Health Coverage and Care for Reentering Men: What Difference Can It Make?

Many community-based organizations serving men coming out of the criminal justice system recognize that their clients have serious physical, mental, and behavioral health needs. They also recognize that the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion have created new opportunities for their clients to get access to affordable health care, howev...

Study of Costs Associated with Community Activities under the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Initiative

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) program funded 44 communities and states under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to implement community-based tobacco and obesity prevention interventions. As part of the larger evaluation of the program, we conducted a study...

Office of Nancy Reagan

Dear Friends, My husband and I send greetings to all of you gathered this morning to discuss the challenges facing family caregivers. We share in your concern for the health and welfare of those who are dedicating their lives to care for loved ones who cannot care for themselves....

Family Caregivers: Our Heroes on the Frontlines of Long-Term Care

Family and informal caregivers are the backbone of our nation's long-term care system -- coordinating and providing care for millions of Americans. Caregivers provide assistance to family members and friends who experience limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting. They also provide assistan...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Works Cited

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improving the Health of Adolescents & Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities. Atlanta, GA, 2004. Gamm L, & Hutchinson L. Rural Healthy People 2010: Evolving Interactive Practice. American Journal of Public Health , 2004; 94: 1711-1712. Kanarek N, & Biala R. Community Readiness...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Future Research

Given the important timing of this study in terms of the release of Healthy People 2020 , several follow-up studies and dissemination activities should be considered....

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Implications for Healthy People 2020

The findings contained within this report are useful in informing the assessment, development, and implementation of Healthy People 2020. The variations in use reported above parallel the distinct and competing opinions regarding the organization of Healthy People and the number of focus areas and objectives that should be included in Healthy...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Barriers to Use

In both 2005 and 2008, users of Healthy People 2010 were most likely to cite barriers related to their organization/agency as opposed to barriers related to Healthy People 2010 when asked about issues preventing their organizations/agencies from using Healthy People 2010 more. These findings are not surprising, but are very important to note w...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Awareness and Use Across Respondent Group

In the 2008 User Study input from tribal health organizations was expanded to include a larger number and a greater mix of tribal health organizations, thus increasing the precision and reliability of the 2008 findings for this sample type. Tribal health organizations indicated a higher rate of awareness of Healthy People 2010 in 2008 than in 20...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Awareness and Use of Healthy People 2010

The results from the 2008 User Study indicate that Healthy People 2010 is a highly visible initiative—with awareness of the initiative among responding organization/agencies increasing between 2005 and 2008. This increase appears to be due to a rise in awareness among local and tribal health organizations and may be related to the aforemention...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Discussion

The 2008 Healthy People User Study results enhance our understanding of the awareness and use of Healthy People 2010 , provide information to aid in the development of strategies for improving the utility of Healthy People to state, local and tribal health organizations/agencies, and provide valuable feedback as HHS develops Healthy People 2...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Healthy People 2020

The survey provided respondents with an opportunity to submit information to help in the development of Healthy People 2020 . Healthy People 2010 users were asked their opinions on the number of focus areas that they would like to see in Healthy People 2020 . Overall, 47 percent of Healthy People 2010 users felt that fewer focus areas shou...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Healthy People 2010

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NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Non-Users of the Initiative

Non-users of Healthy People 2010 (n=73) were almost entirely local and tribal health organization respondents; however two HP Coordinators did indicate their organizations/agencies did not use Healthy People 2010 . In reviewing demographic information on the organizations/agencies that do not use Healthy People 2010, 44 percent of small, 31 p...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Barriers and Recommendations

Healthy People 2010 users provided feedback about the barriers they experienced to implementing the initiative within their organization/agency. Barriers were classified as being related to the Healthy People initiative or being related to the respondent’s organization/agency. Overall, respondents were less likely to select barriers related...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Monitoring progress

In addition to questions on current use of Healthy People 2010 , the 2008 User Study sought to identify whether and how organizations/agencies assessed progress towards their own objectives as well as whether user organizations/agencies anticipated conducting final assessments at the end of the decade. There was variation among respondent types�...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Use of the Initiative

Overall, 78 percent of the 327 organizations/agencies that were aware of Healthy People 2010 reported using the initiative. This is an increase over the 71 percent of organizations/agencies that reported use of the initiative in the previous study. One-hundred percent of the Chronic Disease Directors and MTAHB who were aware of Healthy People 2...

NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Awareness

Healthy People 2010 had a high level of visibility with the responding health organizations/agencies. Overall, 91 percent of the responding organizations/agencies were aware of the initiative. This percentage shows a statistically significantn increase from the 83 percent that were aware of the initiative in the 2005 User Assessment. All of the...

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