- ACA Implementation & State Health Reform
- Coverage and Access
- Federal/State Issues
- Medicaid and CHIP
- Population and Public Health
- Providers and Services
- Acute Care
- Assisted Living
- Behavioral Health
- Case Management
- Child Development Services
- Chronic Care Management
- Community Health Centers
- Developmental Screening
- Early Childhood Services
- Emergency Care
- EPSDT
- Family Planning
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Home & Community Based Services
- Hospitals
- Long Term Services & Supports
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Mental Health
- Nursing Homes
- Oral Health
- Preventive Care
- Primary Care
- Safety Net Providers
- Quality, Cost, and Health System Performance
- ACOs
- Adverse Event Reporting
- Care Transitions
- Comparative Effectiveness
- Cost Sharing
- Delivery System Reform
- Fraud and Abuse
- Health Care Workforce
- Health Information Technology
- Managed Care
- Medical Homes & Health Homes
- Medical Malpractice
- Patient Safety
- Payment Reform
- Performance Measurement
- Provider Payment Policy
- Quality Oversight
- Specific Populations
- Adolescents
- Childless Adults
- Children
- Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Dual Eligibles
- Elders
- Families
- Low Income People
- Parents
- People with Chronic Conditions
- People with Developmental Disabilities
- Transitional Youth
- Vulnerable Populations
- Young Adults
- Youth
- Youth in Foster Care System
- Youth in Juvenile Justice System
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Evaluating Community-Based Children’s Health Promotion Programs: A Snapshot of Strategies and Methods
This report provides practical information that states and community groups can use to develop evaluation components for community-based projects that focus on children’s health promotion. Through an examination of seven representative projects, the report offers examples and lessons learned related to various aspects of evaluation, among them: design, process and partnerships, outcomes, and dissemination. Programs may need to address underlying tensions that may exist between program administrators and evaluators when trying to determine the balance between the community’s interest in evaluation and the evaluator and funders’ concerns with rigorous evaluation methodologies. Being clear about the purpose of the evaluation, listening to stakeholder needs, and designing well-constructed evaluations can alleviate some of these concerns.March 2006 -
State Approaches to Childhood Obesity: A Snapshot of Promising Practices and Lessons Learned
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the U.S., with serious health and social consequences for millions of children. Medicaid alone now serves some 4 million obese children. States are growing increasingly concerned about the issue and are focusing energy and resources on addressing it. This report details state efforts to combat this complex and growing problem. State efforts examined as part of this project are aimed at:April 2004 -
Manu Tandon
As the Secretariat Chief information Officer for Massachusetts’ Health and Human Services, Manu Tandon is responsible for IT for 17 state agencies including Medicaid, public health programs, disability services, means based programs and children and youth services. Serving the IT needs of 26,000 EOHHS employees, 37,000 providers and millions of Massachusetts citizens, EOHHS IT provides mission critical support for key business initiatives. In addition, Manu Co-Chairs the Massachusetts HIT/HIE Advisory Council and is the Principal Technology Lead on the New England Health Insurance Exchange innovator program. Prior to his current job, Manu was the Director of Technology for the MassHealth NewMMIS program. The successful launch of the NewMMIS system is recognized nationally as a major success in public sector information technology management. Prior to his role with MassHealth, Manu was instrumental in the launch of the Commonwealth’s payroll system. Before coming to work for the Commonwealth, Manu held a variety of roles in both the public and private sectors.
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Kaitlin Sheedy, Policy Analyst
Kaitlin joined NASHP in 2012 as a Policy Analyst with the State Refor(u)m project. Prior to NASHP, Kaitlin worked as a Program Manager at Health Leads, a national organization mobilizing undergraduate volunteers, in partnership with urban health centers, to connect low-income patients with resources such as food, housing, and energy assistance. As a Policy Associate at the American Public Health Association (APHA), Kaitlin provided capacity building technical assistance to APHA’s 53 state and regional affiliates, by supporting Affiliate Leaders in their state and local advocacy initiatives. She also worked on APHA’s Get Ready preparedness education campaign and the annual National Public Health Week campaign. Kaitlin received a B.A. in Community Health and Anthropology from Tufts University and a Masters in Public Health in Health Promotion from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and a member of Delta Omega, the Honorary Society in Public Health.
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NASHP Meets Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) Students
Staff from NASHP's policy team recently met with students participating in the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) program during a visit to Washington, DC in January.
Photo caption:
Back row (left to right):
Abby Aarons (NASHP); Andy Snyder (NASHP), Muna Abdirahman, Senior, Nursing, St. Catherine University; Rachel A. Naiukow, Grad, Global Maternal & Child Health, Tulane University-School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineMiddle row (left to right):
Maureen Hensley Quinn (NASHP); Taylor Barger, Sophomore, Public Health, Rutgers University; Nicolette Guillou; Rachel Dolan (NASHP); Leigha Basini (NASHP)Seated front (left to right):
Remeka S. Jones, Senior, Health Systems Management and Policy, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; Olga Kozlova, Sophomore, Political Science, Rutgers University- Douglass Residential College -
State Quality Improvement Partnership Toolbox
It is widely recognized that many patients in the United States, even those with health insurance, do not receive appropriate, evidence-based health care. Many states recognize a significant opportunity and need to improve health care quality not only to improve individual care experiences but also to contain costs, expand access, improve population health, and improve health system performance. Given the complexity and fragmentation of the current health care system, with multiple payers, providers, and systems of care, states recognize they must collaborate with the private sector, as well as across agencies and branches of government, to improve system performance.
About the toolbox
