The Colorado Health Foundation Report: July 2017
Colorado Health Foundation released a new white paper explaining its decision to create and endow Healthier Colorado, a 501(c)(4) political organization that is free to engage in lobbying and elections.
United Hospital Fund Report: June 2017
United Hospital Fund (UHF) and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (the Alliance) released a report titled, “I Can Take Care of Myself!”: Patients’ Refusals of Home Health Care Services, on the under-examined issue of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care.
Mat-Su Health Foundation Report: June 2017
The Mat-Su Health Foundation has published two new reports that give insight into the community’s health status. The “Mat-Su Senior Services Environmental Scan” highlights how it can support its community’s rapidly growing senior population.
Health Foundation for Western & Central New York Report: June 2017
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York’s vision of improving health care for vulnerable older adults and young children impacted by poverty is reliant on the work of advocates in the community.
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: June 2017
Heroin use has increased and opioid abuse remains high in Kentucky, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) report.
Mat-Su Health Foundation Report: May 2017
The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has released the third and final report of its Behavioral Health Environmental Scan. The new report focuses on prevention of child maltreatment.
New York State Health Foundation Report: May 2017
A new NYSHealth-funded report by the Manhattan Institute finds that user-generated ratings of hospitals in New York State do align with more objective quality measures and that Yelp star ratings can be a valid proxy, providing free, accurate, and easy-to-understand quality indicators for hospital care.
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: May 2017
Kentuckians who are familiar with needle exchange programs are more likely to favor them, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), an annual poll of Kentucky adults about health issues, funded jointly by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health.
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: April 2017
Kentuckians in 59 counties who were looking for coverage through the health insurance marketplace during the recent open enrollment period could choose plans from just one company, according to a report released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
Interact for Health Report: April 2017
Interact for Health’s 2016 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) asked Ohio adults to rate their general health.