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Health Policy

​Read more about the people and projects that demonstrate NORC's expertise in Health Policy.

Representative Projects

2009 - 2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and coordinated through the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs provides data on the health care needs of special needs children. More

Evaluation of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Beta Test. With funding from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), NORC conducted an evaluation of the beta test of the national voluntary public health accreditation program. More

Evaluation of Tribal Health Professions Opportunities Grants (HPOG). Sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, NORC is conducting a multi-method evaluation of the Tribal HPOG program, designed to train Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income tribal members for employment in health professions. More

Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) Community Coalitions. One of the largest federal investments to strengthen local safety nets through community coalitions was the Community Access Program (CAP) and its successor, the Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP). More

Healthy People 2020. NORC is supporting the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) in its development and implementation of Healthy People 2020. For three decades, Healthy People has established 10-year objectives that provide benchmarks to track and monitor progress in improving health.​​​ More

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Headlines

News Chicago Magazine: A new school of thought on medicine, featuring commentary from NORC's Tom Smith More
Posted: 2.1.2012 3:07PM