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Preschool education programs
Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social-emotional growth among children who are not old enough to enter formal schooling
Preschool programs with family support services
Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social development among young children from families with low incomes, with supports such as home visiting or parental education
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs)
Use databases, housed in state agencies, to track prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs and other controlled substances
Press Release: Annual Health Check-Up Highlights Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Every State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 12:01 A.M. ET
For More Information, Contact:
Becky Wexler and Ariel Surowidojojo
301-652-1558
[email protected]
[email protected]
Annual Health Check-Up Highlights Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties In Every State
Press Release: How Healthy is Your County? New County Health Rankings Give First County-By-County Snapshot of Health in Each State
University of Wisconsin/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Project
Ranks Counties on How Healthy People Are and How Long They Live
For More Information, Contact:
Kay Campbell or Becky Wexler at 301-652-1558
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
12:01 a.m. EST
Price transparency initiatives for patients
Make pricing for hospital procedures and other health care services publicly available, often via websites, online databases, report cards, or similar tools
Primary seat belt enforcement laws
Allow law enforcement officials to stop drivers solely for failing to use a seat belt
Professionally trained medical interpreters
Provide interpretation services for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in outpatient and inpatient health care settings, following training and certification
Promise Academy Charter Schools
Create a school culture of high behavioral and academic expectations, with intense tutoring, increased teacher performance feedback, lengthened instruction time, and health care services