Programs and Resources
VAPHA's goal is to promote effective or promising cutting-edge strategies to improve public health in Virginia. It will engage in partnerships to seek funding for such strategies and may foster the discussion around these issues and solutions.
Some of the important public health resources available on line include:
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The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Profile of State Public Health, Volume Two, gives critical insight into how governmental public health is structured and organized at the state and territorial level and is a data source on state and territorial health agency responsibilities, resources, planning and quality improvement activities, and information exchange methods. Volume One is also still available, along with other resources, on the ASTHO website.
- America’s Health Rankings, 2011, from United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention was released. The report provides a state-by-state snapshot of population health based on 23 measures, and looks at four groups of health determinants that can be affected: Behaviors, community and environment, public and health policies, and clinical care.
- The ninth annual Ready or Not? – Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, finds that key programs that detect and respond to bioterrorism, new disease outbreaks and natural or accidental disasters are at risk due to federal and state budget cuts.
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Advancing the Movement announced the launch of the beta version of the Community Commons suite of tools and resources, allowing users to quickly find and share data, maps, stories, videos and other information about the number, scope, and results of community-related prevention and health-related programs in numerous geographic areas. There are hundreds of searchable profiles of community initiatives with promising strategies, stories, and impacts.
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released its Health at a Glance 2011 report. It provides the "latest comparable date on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released its policy brief, Return on Investments in Public Health: A Summary of Groundbreaking Research Studies, which "highlights recent evidence that strategic investments in proven, community-based prevention programs could both save lives and result in significant U.S. health care cost savings and overall economic cost savings.
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Rural American at a Glance, 2011, highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The 2011 edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, education, and population trends.
Some partnerships VAPHA has joined include:
This section also includes information on funding opportunities, links and other community resources.
