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"Practitioners of Change: Regional Case Studies in State Health Care Reform and Cost Containment," CSG Midwest Report, July 2008.
"Dental Fillings: State Use Loan Repayment Programs to Attract Dentists to Underserved Areas," State News, June/July 2008.
"Swapping Needles: States Fight an Epidemic with Clean Syringes," State News, May 2008.
"Diet Deserts: States Address Supermarket Shortages in Low-Income Communities," State News, May 2008.
"Is Your State Ready for the Bird Flu?" State News, May 2008.
"Support for Learning: Schools Focus on Mental Health Issues to Keep Students Engaged," State News, May 2008.
"Health and the Campaigns: Presidential Candidates' Plans Address Preventive Care to Lower Health Care Costs," State News, Feb. 2008.
"REACHing New Heights: Program to Eliminate Health Disparities Enters New Phase," State News, Jan. 2008.
"Battling the Bottle: New Mexico Strengthens Regulations to Reduce Underage Drinking and DWI," State News, Jan. 2008.
"Rural Medicaid Disease Management: Afterthought or Strategic Aim?" Aug. 2007.
"The Biotech Promise: Lawmakers Consider Economic Impact of Growing Industry," State News, Oct. 2007.
"Lessons Taken to Heart," State News, Sept. 2007.
"Building Healthier Communities," State News, Aug. 2007.
"Butts Out: Many States Now Ban Smoking in Public Places," State News, Aug. 2007.
"Searching for Answers: CDC Project Probes Unexplained Infant Death," State News, Aug. 2007.
"Health-e Connections: States Make Plans for Health IT to Improve Quality, Lower Costs," State News, May 2007.
"A Dose of Reality," State News, April 2007.
"Health Policy Rx," State News, April 2007.
"A Shot at Preventing Cancer," State News, April 2007.
"States Get a Head Start," State News, March, 2007.
"Battling a Silent Enemy," State News, March 2007.
"Under the Microscope," State News, Feb. 2007.
"Making Tracks to Better Health, State News, Jan. 2007.
"Making 'Cents' of Prevention," State News, Nov./Dec.2006
"Protecting Precious Smiles: How States Prevent Oral Diseases and Curb Costs," Healthy States Brief, October 2006.
“Fighting the Flu: States Suggest Health Care Workers Get Vaccine,” State News, Oct. 2006.
“State of Decay: More Teeth Means Increased Need for Dental Care,” State News, Oct. 2006.
“The Age of Fitness: Staying Active is Important in Every Generation,” State News, Oct. 2006.
“Cervical Cancer Vaccine Available,” State News, Sept. 2006.
“A Healthy Start: Assessment System Helps Babies by Helping Mothers,” State News, Sept. 2006.
"Trends Alert: Targeting Low Immunization Rates in Adolescents," Summer 2006.
"Protecting Our Communities: Programs to Reduce Adult Immunization Disparities," Healthy States Brief, August 2006.
"Reducing Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Access and Services in Minority and Underserved Communities," Healthy States Brief, August 2006.
“Reality Check in Rural America,” State News, Aug. 2006.
“Controlling Diabetes to Save Sight: Vision Problems Increase When Disease is Left Untreated,” State News, Aug. 2006.
“Fair Share for Health Care? Proposed Bills Would Require Companies to Provide Health Insurance for Employees,” State News, June/July 2006.
"Protecting America's Youth: Schools and Communities Tackle Youth Sexual Risk Behaviors," Healthy States Brief, May 2006.
"Prevention Works: Promising Strategies for Hear-Healthy and Stroke-Free States," Healthy States Brief, May 2006.
"Vaccine Safety: What Legislators Need to Know," Healthy States Brief, April 2006.
"Healthy Learners: Promising Practices in Coordinated School Health Programs," Healthy States Brief, April 2006.
CSG State Official's Guide to Wellness, 2006
"Preventing HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Dieseases," Healthy States Toolkit.
TrendsAlert: Costs of Chronic Disease: What Are States Facing?, 2006
CSG Healthy States Issue Briefs, 2006
“Part D-lemma: Implementing Medicare Prescription Drug Plan a Costly Proposition for States,” State News, March 2006.
“States of Progress: Governors Outline Plans for the Future in State of the State Messages,” State News, March 2006.
“All Eyes on South Dakota After Legislators OK Abortion Ban,” Stateline Midwest, March 2006.
“Agendas ’06: State of the States Include Ideas to Bolster Education, Health Care,” Stateline Midwest, Feb. 2006.
“Minnesota Responds to Startup Problems with Federal Drug Plan,” Stateline Midwest, Feb. 2006.
“Are States Ready for the Flu?” State News, Jan. 2006.
Comprehensive Approaches to Cancer Control Toolkit, 2005.
Adult Obesity Toolkit, 2005.
Youth Obesity Toolkit, 2005.
Medicare Modernization Act Toolkit, Dec. 2005.
Trends in America: Navigating Turbulence to Success, Dec. 2005.
TrendsAlert: Aging of America—State Approaches to Controlling Health Care Costs, Nov. 2005.
“Bridging the Gap: Lawmakers Seek Ways to Reduce Persistent Health Disparities,” Firstline Midwest, Nov. 2005.
“After the Flood: Rebuilding New Orleans Begins in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina,” State News, Oct. 2005.
“Iowa Leads Medicaid Reform,” State News, Sept. 2005.
“As America Ages, States Respond,” State News, Aug. 2005.
"Trends in America: Charting the Course Ahead,” State News, Aug. 2005.
“As Costs Continue to Rise, States Seek New Ways of Saving on Health Care,” Firstline Midwest, Aug. 2005.
“CSG Summit Focuses on Innovative Policies to Combat Obesity,” Stateline Midwest, Aug. 2005.
“Rising Medicaid Costs Test State-Federal Partnership,” Stateline Midwest, Aug. 2005.
“States Pursue New Medicaid Cost-Containment Strategies,” Stateline Midwest, July 2005.
“Special Care: Iowa Emerges as National Leader with Medicaid Reform Plan,” Stateline Midwest, June 2005.
Trends in America: Charting the Course Ahead, June 2005.
“Childhood Obesity Epidemic Spurs State Action,” State News, June/July 2005.
"Strength In Numbers: States Combine Purchasing Power to Reduce the Cost of Medication,” Issue Brief, Eastern Regional Conference, May 2005.
“Bills Aim to Improve Supervision and Treatment of Mentally Ill,” Stateline Midwest, April 2005.
“Governors’ Initiatives in 2005: Facing Up to the Problem?” Spectrum, Spring 2005.
“The Challenges Facing the Eastern Region and Partners,” Spectrum, Spring 2005.
“Forecast for the South: Partly Sunny Skies with a Chance of Rain,” Spectrum, Spring 2005.
“Collaborative Partnerships for Arkansas’ Health and Well-Being,” Spectrum, Spring 2005.
“New Medication Strategies for Public Employees,” Spectrum, Spring 2005.
“10 Change Drivers for Health Care Policy,” Leaders Lens, Spring 2005.
TrendsAlert: Containing Health Spending— Focus on Hospital Costs, May 2005.
“Getting Ready for D-Day: States Brace for Medicare Changes,” State News, May 2005.
The Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality: A 20-Year Retrospective, Southern Legislative Conference, May 2005.
“A Walking Path to Enlightenment: Community Design that Promotes Active Living Can Help Prevent Obesity,” State News, April 2005.
“Attacking Cancer on All Fronts,” State News, April 2005.
“State Policymakers Weigh Promise of Stem Cell Research against Ethical Concerns,” Firstline Midwest, April 2005.
“What’s at Stake for States in the 109th Congress?” State News, March 2005.
“Upgrading Health Care: State Plans for Health Information Technology,” Health Policy Monitor, Winter 2005.
“States Stride Forward: Solutions in Governors’ State of the State Messages Bridge Party Lines,” State News, March 2005.
“States Play Part in Improving Breast Cancer Detection, Research,” Stateline Midwest, March 2005.
“Methamphetamine Problem Requires Multifaceted Response from States,” Firstline Midwest, Feb. 2005.
“States Seek Remedies to Workforce Shortages in Health Care,” Stateline Midwest, Feb. 2005.
“Shoring Up the Vaccine System,” State News, Feb. 2005.
“An Ounce of Prevention: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Programs Get Valentines from State Officials,” State News, Feb. 2005.
“On the Horizon: Interstate Compacts,” State News, Feb. 2005.
“10 Change Drivers for the Future,” State News, Jan. 2005.
“Stopping the Revolving Door: Access to Federal Benefits is One Key to Helping Mentally Ill Offenders Re-Enter the Community,” State News, Jan. 2005.
“Protecting Rural America,” State News, Jan. 2005.
“Healthy Schools, State Solutions: Fixing the Sedentary and the Super-Sized in School Systems,” State News, Jan. 2005.
“Healthy Schools, State Solutions: Physical Education, Activity and Fitness,” School House Times, Jan. 2005.
“Hard ‘Cell’ to Make: Plans Call on Illinois, Wisconsin to Invest in Stem Cell Research,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2005.
Mental Health Toolkit, 2004.
“New Tools Give States a Shot at Dealing with Flu Vaccine Shortage,” Stateline Midwest, Dec. 2004.
“Consumption Concerns: State Advisories Against Eating Mercury-Laden Fish Are on the Rise,” State News, Nov./Dec. 2004.
“Trends to Watch in 2005,” State News, Nov./Dec. 2004.
TrendsAlert: Public Health Worker Shortages, Nov. 2004.
Homeland Security Brief: Protecting Rural America—State Challenges and Solutions, Oct. 2004.
“Tackling the Healthy Insurance Affordability Crisis,” State News, Oct. 2004.
“Healthy Schools, State Solutions: State Nutrition Standards,” School House Times, Oct. 2004.
“Ohio Continues to Seek Remedy for Rising Malpractice Premiums,” Stateline Midwest, Oct. 2004.
“Programs Seek to Improve Child Nutrition, Help Local Farmers,” Stateline Midwest, Sept. 2004.
TrendsAlert: Immigrants’ Access to Quality Health Care, Sept. 2004.
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Sept. 2004.
“On the Road to Recovery: States Are Transforming Mental Health Care,” State News, Sept. 2004.
“Increasing Immigrants’ Access to Quality Health Care,” State News, Sept. 2004.
“Trends Forum: A Look Ahead in Alaska,” State News, Sept. 2004.
“Methamphetamine Across America: Misconceptions, Realities and Solutions,” Spectrum, Fall 2004.
“Solving the Meth Problem: The Wyoming Plan,” Spectrum, Fall 2004.
“People With Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons: Colorado’s Model,” Spectrum, Fall 2004.
“Bottom Line Results: State Strategies for Improving Health Insurance Affordability,” Health Policy Monitor, Summer 2004.
“Prescription Drug Importation Gains Momentum,” State News, Aug. 2004.
“States Prepare for Attacks on Public Health,” State News, Aug. 2004.
“States Adopt Technology,” State News, Aug. 2004.
“Midwestern Legislative Conference Focuses on Rising Health Care Costs, Ideas to Contain Them,” Stateline Midwest, Aug. 2004.
“Michigan Seeks Reduction in Lead Poisoning, Increase in Testing,” Stateline Midwest, July 2004.
“Debate Over Health Savings Accounts Reaches State Capitols,” Stateline Midwest, July 2004.
“Trends Worth Watching,” State News, June/July 2004.
TrendsAlert: Prescription Drug Importation, June 2004.
“Healthy Schools, State Solutions: An Overview of Physical Activity and Nutrition Policies Across States and Districts,” School House Times, June 2004.
Issue Brief: States Take the Lead in Banning Flame Retardants, Eastern Regional Conference, June 2004.
Homeland Security Brief: Order the Quarantine! Assessing State Health Powers and Readiness, May 2004.
“Rx for Prescription Drug Abuse,” State News, May 2004.
“Diabetes: A Case for Quality Health Care,” State News, May 2004.
“Special Courts: Specialty Courts Emerging in State Justice Systems,” State News, May 2004.
“A Healthy Partnership: Innovative Farm to School Programs Address Childhood Nutrition,” State News, May 2004.
“Multistate Drug Purchasing Pool Set to Expand after Federal OK,” Stateline Midwest, May 2004.
“Medicaid Today: Confronting Costs, Maintaining Quality,” Health Policy Monitor, Spring 2004.
TrendsAlert: Drug Abuse in America—Prescription Drug Diversion, April 2004.
“Public Health Agencies Face Workforce Shortages,” State News, April 2004.
“Key Issues: CSG Task Forces Consider Emerging Trends,” State News, April 2004.
TrendsAlert: Drug Abuse in America—Rural Meth, March 2004.
“State of the States,” State Government News, March 2004.
“Have You Spotted This Trend? Health Care Quality: The New Cost-Control Frontier,” State Government News, March 2004.
“Healthy Debate: Bills to Control Health Care Costs Take Very Different Approaches,” Stateline Midwest, March 2004.
“States Weigh in on Importance of Containing Obesity,” Stateline Midwest, March 2004.
Trends Alert: Workers’ Comp, Feb. 2004.
“Meth Invades Rural America,” State Government News, Feb. 2004.
“Policy Priorities for 2004,” State Government News, Feb. 2004.
“Workers’ Compensation Crisis Looms,” State Government News, Jan. 2004.
“What’s in the Cards for 2004?” State Government News, Jan. 2004.
“Federal Report Highlights Value of Mental Health Reform Efforts,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2004.
“Evaluating State Approaches to the Medical Malpractice Crisis,” Health Policy Monitor, Winter 2004.
State Official’s Guide to Chronic Illness, 2003.
Health Literacy Tool Kit, 2003.
“Preventing, Managing Chronic Illnesses Can Save States Money and Improve Care,” Firstline Midwest, Dec. 2003.
“The ABC’s of PBMs: New Models for Managing Drug Costs,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2003.
“Health Care Costs Strain Prisons,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2003.
“States Change With Technology,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2003.
“Small Businesses Struggle with Health Insurance Burden,” Stateline Midwest, Nov. 2003.
“Forum Addresses State Policies,” State Government News, Oct. 2003.
“Literacy: Rx for Good Health,” State Government News, Oct. 2003.
“Privatization in State Government: Trends and Issues,” Spectrum, Fall 2003.
“Have You Spotted This Trend?” State Government News, Sept. 2003.
“Judicial Legislating,” State Government News, Aug. 2003.
“Despite Tight Budgets, Lawmakers Seek Ways to Improve Health Care Access,” Firstline Midwest, July/Aug. 2003.
“States Mull New Partial-Birth Abortion, Informed-Consent Laws,” Stateline Midwest, July 2003.
“Interstate Cooperation,” State Government News, June/July 2003.
“Medicaid Relief: New Federal Assistance a Help, But Rising Costs Still Devouring Budgets,” Stateline Midwest, June 2003.
TrendsAlert: Medical Malpractice Crisis , May 2003.
“The Costs of Chronic Illness,” State Government News, May 2003.
“Hard Times Generate New Ideas,” State Government News, May 2003.
“Health Care’s Dual Crises,” State Government News, May 2003.
“Trends in Medicaid Cost Control in the States,” Spectrum, Spring 2003.
“Federalism: Finding the Balance,” State Government News, April 2003.
“Medical Malpractice Issue Complex,” State Government News, April 2003.
Environmental Issue Brief: Efforts to Ban Smoking Gain Steam in the Northeast, Eastern Regional Conference, April 2003.
“Joining Forces: States Work on Forming Prescription Drug Purchasing Pools to Cut Costs,” Stateline Midwest, March 2003.
“Health Care’s Perfect Storm: Several Factors Converge to Create Double-Digit Health Care Costs,” State Government News, Feb. 2003.
“The Smallpox Vaccine and Beyond,” State Government News, Feb. 2003.
“Preventing Childhood Obesity,” State Government News, Feb. 2003.
“Employee Health Coverage Crisis,” State Government News, Feb. 2003.
“Malpractice Maladies: Ohio Law Reflects Debate, Concerns over Doctors’ Insurance Premiums,” Stateline Midwest, Feb. 2003.
“Top Trends for 2003,” State Government News, Jan. 2003.
“State of Mental Health: Experts Say Delivery System, Priorities Need to Change,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2003.
“States Prepare to Implement First Phase of Smallpox Vaccinations,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2003.
“Building Tomorrow’s Health Care Workforce: State Strategies for Today,” Health Policy Monitor, Winter 2003.
Special Report: Family Caregivers and the Elderly—What Can States Do to Help? The Council of State Governments–WEST, Winter 2003.
State Official’s Guide to Health Literacy, 2003.
“The Fight Against Meth: States Work Together to Combat Midwest’s Rising Drug Problem,” Stateline Midwest, Dec. 2002.
“Pressure on Lawmakers Increases with Rise in the Need for, Costs of Prescription Drugs,” Firstline Midwest, Dec. 2002.
“Health Care 101: A New CSG Survey Finds Growing Awareness of the Need for Health Literacy Initiatives,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2002.
“Health Officials Continue Fight against Deadly West Nile Virus,” Stateline Midwest, Oct. 2002.
Grantmaking in Health and Housing that Targets People with Criminal Records, Eastern Regional Conference, Oct. 2002.
“Project Aims to Improve Criminal Justice, Mental Health Systems,” Stateline Midwest, Sept. 2002.
“Health Care Workforce Shortages Already Threaten Patient Care, Expected to Increase,” Firstline Midwest, July 2002.
“Have You Spotted This Trend?” State Government News, June/July 2002.
“National Teleconference on Bioterrorism,” Health Policy Monitor, Summer 2002.
“A Medical Misunderstanding: The Effect of Low Health Literacy on Health Care,” State Government News, May 2002.
“Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System,” State Government News, May 2002.
“Doing More With Less in State Government,” State Government News, May 2002.
“Malpractice Protection Headaches: Doctors Hit by Rising Costs for Liability Protection Are Seeking Relief From State Legislatures,” State Government News, May 2002.
“Cloning Issue Breeds Questions about Medical Advances, Ethics,” Stateline Midwest, May 2002.
“Situation Critical: States are Acting to Help the Growing Numbers of People Who Lack Health Insurance,” State Government News, April 2002.
“Fighting Terrorism at Home,” State Government News, April 2002.
“Have You Spotted These Trends?” State Government News, April 2002.
“Tobacco: The MSA Revisited,” State Government News, April 2002.
“Budgets in Crisis,” State Government News, March 2002.
“Forecasting Trends in the States,” State Government News, March 2002.
“Medicaid Budget Woes: Recession Means States Must Insure More People with Fewer Resources,” Stateline Midwest, March 2002.
“Bioterrorism: A Threat Without Borders,” State Government News, Feb. 2002.
“North Dakota Undertakes Comprehensive Long-Term Care Study,” Stateline Midwest, Feb. 2002.
“Have You Spotted These Trends?” State Government News, Jan. 2002.
“Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors,” Health Policy Forum, Nov./Dec. 2001.
“Trends in 2001 Sessions,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2001.
“Giving Life: States Are Looking at Creative New Ways of Encouraging People to Donate Their Organs,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2001.
State Strategies for Organ and Tissue Donation: A Resource Guide for Public Officials, Health Resources & Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Oct. 2001.
“Have You Spotted These Trends?” State Government News, Oct. 2001.
“Disasters Present Health Challenges,” State Government News, Oct. 2001.
“Medical Innovation and the Aging of America,” Health Policy Forum, Oct. 2001.
“Sound Science 101,” State Government News, Sept. 2001.
“Have You Spotted These Trends?” State Government News, Sept. 2001.
“Rehab, Not Jail,” State Government News, Sept. 2001.
“Challenges Ahead: Expert Warns Midwestern Legislative Conference about Rising Health Care Costs, More Uninsured,” Stateline Midwest, Sept. 2001.
“States Study Ways to Eliminate Work Disincentives for Disabled,” Stateline Midwest, June 2001.
“An Ounce of Prevention: Obesity and Healthy Lifestyles,” Health Policy Monitor, Summer 2001.
“Lawmakers Introduce Laws Aimed to Stem the Spread of AIDS,” Stateline Midwest, May 2001.
“Scouting Trends in the States,” State Government News, April 2001.
“Women’s Health Issues Emerging as Key Public Policy Priorities in Several States,” Firstline Midwest, April 2001.
“New Rule Targets Workplace Injuries,” State Government News, March 2001.
“Do No Harm: Reducing Medical Errors and Improving Patient Safety,” Health Policy Monitor, Winter/Spring 2001.
“Policymakers Rethink Strategies on Drug Abuse, Crimes,” Stateline Midwest, March 2001.
“What’s Big in 2001,” State Government News, Feb. 2001.
“Higher Medicaid Expenditures Cause Budget Crunch,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2001.
“Mixing Politics and Prescriptions,” State Government News, Jan. 2001.
“Ohio, Wisconsin Examine Ways to Improve Dental Care Access,” Stateline Midwest, Jan. 2001.
“Seniors Feel Pinch from Rising Drug Costs,” Firstline Midwest, Jan. 2001.
8 for the States: Top Issues for the 2001 Legislative Sessions, The Council of State Governments Midwest, 2001.
Measuring the Quality of Medicaid Managed Care: An Introduction to State Efforts, 2000.
“CHIP Check-Up: Various State Plans Lead to Different Results,” Stateline Midwest, Dec. 2000.
“Abortion Pill Raises Questions for States,” State Government News, Nov./Dec. 2000.
“Long-Term Solutions: States Study Ways to Diversify Care Options for Senior Citizens,” Stateline Midwest, Nov. 2000.
“Checking on Your Doctor,” State Government News, Oct. 2000.
"Whew and Wow! 2000 Legislative Sessions Highlights,” State Government News, Aug. 2000.
“Lawmakers Express Concern about Increased Use of Ritalin,” Stateline Midwest, Aug. 2000.
“The Big Budget Battle,” State Government News, May 2000.
“Measures Address Gap in Mental Health Insurance Coverage,” Stateline Midwest, May 2000.
“High Price to Pay: Bills Address Seniors’ Concerns over Prescription Drug Costs,” Stateline Midwest, April 2000.
“Eliminating Barriers to Enrollment in the Children’s Health Insurance Program,” Health Policy Monitor, Spring 2000.
“States Fight Over Rights to Organs,” State Government News, March 2000.
“Managing Medicaid Quality and Cost,” State Government News, Feb. 2000.
“Agenda 2000,” State Government News, Jan. 2000.
“Biotechnology: Curse or Cure?” State Government News, Jan. 2000.
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