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Meeting Resources

Gateway to State Health Policy in St. Louis, MO (October 2007)
Gearing Up to Govern in San Antonio, TX (December 2006)
Critical Health Topics: Lessons from Tennessee at the Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN (August 2006)
An Introduction to the Critical Health Areas Project (CHAP) at the Spring Forum in Washington, D.C. (April 2006)
Consumer Driven Health Insurance and Medicare Part D at the Spring Forum in Washington, D.C. (April 2006)
Resources from the CHAP Chicago Meeting (December 2005)

Printed Publications (FREE to legislators, staff, and librarians)

NCSL Bookstore [Health Publications]
- Legisbrief: Money Can Follow the Person in Long Term Care (January 2007)
- Legisbrief: Nursing Home Transition (April/May 2006)
- Chronic Disease and Health Costs: A Snapshot for State Legislatures [2005]
- ASTHMA Series (Set of 3) [2003]
- Legisbrief: Changing the Face of Long-Term Care [2005]
- Legisbrief: Long-Term Care and Medicaid [2004]
- Budgeting for Long-Term Care: Spending Limited Dollars More Wisely [2003]
- Home and Community-Based Services for the Elderly and People with Disabilities [2002]
- Long-Term Care and the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision [2002]
- Promising Practices Issue Briefs for Long-Term Care (Set of 4) [2001]

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information on quality safety, effectiveness, efficiency and evidence-based practice in healthcare. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information on chronic disease prevention and health promotion including information on costs prevalence and surveillance. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/

Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a policy resource for information for improving the quality and effectiveness of health care for low income people and those with chronic illnesses and disabilities. http://www.chcs.org/

Partnership for Prevention is an initiative that focuses on improving the care and quality of life for those with chronic condition. http://www.prevent.org/

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports efforts to improve the quality of care that Americans with chronic illness receive. Their work includes supporting quality improvement strategies as well as reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care. http://www.rwjf.org/pr/os.jsp?topicid=1053

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