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Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these featured reports and web sites, and then browse through our full selection by topic.
Reports: Featured
Behind bars II: Substance abuse and America's prison population
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, February 2010, 153 pp.
In-depth look at substance abuse and crime: prevalence of substance-involved inmates, substance use as a factor in crime, tobacco use among inmates, drug law violation convictions, substance abuse treatment of inmates, components of effective treatment, recommendations for the criminal justice system and government.
AHRQ Activities to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care: Program brief
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December 2009, 6 pp.
Lists selected recent publications describing efforts to reduce health care disparities in asthma, cancer care, mental health, and more. Includes facts on the scope of health disparities and recent improvements in reducing disparities.
Safe routes to school: State network project: final report, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, November 2009, 60 pp.
Reports on the goals and actions of the federal Safe Routes to School program, which focuses on making it safer and more common for children to walk and bicycle to school. The program gives health, education and transportation professionals suggestions for connecting schools and communities in order to get America’s children moving again.
Healthy, equitable transportation policy: Recommendations and research
PolicyLink, September 2009, 188 pp.
An edited volume of chapters exploring the intersection of transportation, equity, and health. It discusses the health effects of various transportation choices; the link between transportation, economic development and health; traffic injury prevention; and policy solutions.
2009 Kids Count data book: State profiles of child well-being
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2009, 148 pp.
Provides data on 10 indicators of child well-being, such as health, family income, and educational attainment, by state and for the U.S. Also includes an essay, "Counting what counts: Taking results seriously for vulnerable children and families."
Reducing the child death rate
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2009, 12 pp.
This brief offers strategies to address both the larger socioeconomic forces and some of the specific hazards that threaten the well-being, even the lives, of children ages one to 14.
Reducing the teen death rate
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2009, 15 pp.
This brief offers broad strategies that address the underlying causes of the nation’s high teen mortality rates and the three leading causes of teen death—motor vehicle accidents, homicide, and suicide.
Collaborating to create Medical Homes for children with special health care needs in Minnesota: Evaluation results 2005-2008
Wilder Research, July 2009, 126 pp.
Describes the efforts made in Minnesota to implement Medical Homes -- a community-based system of services for all children with special healthcare needs. The report summarizes progress made by participating clinical teams at the patient-, clinic-, community-, and systems-levels.
Final report: Aging services policy review group
Citizens League, May 2009, 9 pp.
Participants of the Aging Services Policy Review Group reviewed Citizens League policy reports relevant to aging services and developed recommendations for Citizens League initiatives.
National healthcare disparities report 2008
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, March 2009, 300 pp.
Reports on trends in health care disparirites and the degree to which health care disparities for racial and ethnic minorities and poor populations have lessoned. Chapters address the quality of and access to health care and disparities among specific populations -- including racial and ethnic minorities, low-income groups, older adults, residents of rural areas, and more -- and the specific measures used.
MInnesota's Children 2009
Child Welfare League of America, January 2009, 7 pp.
Compiles state data on the status of children on indicators of child protection, health, child care, education, violence, and income support.
A Latino health report: Identifying barriers and solutions to reduce health care disparities
Chicano Latino Affairs Council, January 2009, 32 pp.
Presents the findings of eight health focus groups with Latino community members in Minnesota. The focus groups explored the causes behind barriers preventing urban and rural Latinos from gaining access to the health care system and to gather current information based on personal accounts to inform policy recommendations.
State budgets and older adult services: 2009 Minnesota survey
AARP, January 2009, 18 pp.
Results of a survey designed to explore the views of Minnesota voters about the state budget. Topics include the view of respondents about the importance of services provided by the state and what they are willing to pay in increased taxes to maintain state services. Includes the results of specific questions about long-term care costs and services.
2008 Health care quality report
MN Community Measures, December 2008, 112 pp.
Presents statewide clinic and medical group performance on 12 measures of health care quality, ranging from chronic disease care to cancer screening.
Benefit-cost calculations for three adult drug courts in Minnesota
Wilder Research, August 2007, 27 pp.
This paper presents benefit-cost calculations for three adult drug courts in Minnesota. These courts are an alternative to processing adult drug offenders through criminal courts.
Web sites
State estimates of substance use and mental health
Data on drug, alcohol, and cigarette use, and mental health for people age 12-17, 18-25, and 26 and older for Minnesota, other states, and the United States.
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
Searchable database of interventions designed to promote mental health or prevent or treat mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders.
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
Presents state and national data on children's health. Indicators include: overall health status, asthma, socio-emotional difficulties, preventive health and dental care, early childhood experience, repetition of grade, reading, and attending religious services.
