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HRET examines ways to improve the quality of health care and to enhance patient safety. It focuses on who has access to healthcare and how it is paid for, and assists community-based health organizations in improving the health of local populations.
Urgent Matters focuses on helping hospitals to eliminate emergency department overcrowding and educating communities about the challenges facing the health care safety net. It works with safety net providers to improve their response to emergency department overcrowding and assess their general capabilities.
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Academy Health is composed of professionals in the health care and policy fields. It serves as a non-partisan resource for health research and policy by creating and publicizing programs for improving health services.
The Center for Studying Health Systems Change designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system to inform the thinking and decisions of policy makers in government and private industry. HSC studies contribute to the body of health care policy research that enables decision makers to understand change and the national and local market forces driving that change.
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans by working at the national, state, and community levels.
kaiserEDU gives health policy students and faculty easy access to data, literature, news and developments regarding major health policy topics and debates.
The State Coverage Initiative (SCI) program is a national initiative that works with states to plan, execute, and maintain health insurance expansions, as well as improve the availability and affordability of health care coverage.
The Federal State Planning Grants (SPG) Program provides grants for states to develop plans to provide access to health care insurance for all citizens. The program provides significant resources to allow states to analyze their own uninsured populations and health care marketplaces, support community and stakeholder involvement in the planning process, and determine the best strategies to reduce their number of uninsured residents.
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The Access Project works to strengthen community action, promote social change, and improve health, especially for those who are most vulnerable. By supporting local initiatives and community leaders, The Access Project is dedicated to strengthening the voice of underserved communities in the public and private policy discussions that directly affect them.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation supporting independent research on health and social issues. It is committed to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations including the uninsured. One of the Fund’s primary areas of focus is improving health insurance coverage and access to care.
The Communities Joined in Action work to revolutionize health care by helping communities ensure health care access for all. They help communities to gain commitment of political leaders, evaluate health care delivery options, and develop business plans.
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing Americans. The Foundation is an independent data resource for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The Foundation is a tremendous resource for national data on the uninsured.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation supporting independent research on health and social issues. It is committed to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations including the uninsured. One of the Fund’s primary areas of focus is improving health insurance coverage and access to care.
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The BRFSS, the world’s largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States. Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American people.
The CDC seeks to protect the health and safety of people by providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
The CVHPA is a non-profit organization designated by the State of Virginia to represent the 27 cities and counties of Central Virginia by providing input on health resource decisions, as well as regional health planning information and expertise.
The Community Health Resource Network is a network of people interested in sharing their interest and expertise in community health improvement.
The U.S. Census website includes a number of reports on health insurance coverage over time, as well as data on the uninsured population.
The Virginia Center for Healthy Communities is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of Virginia's communities. The Center conducts research on community health, shares information with organizations and individuals interested in community health, and provides technical assistance for local community health improvement efforts.
The VDH website posts news and press releases as well as general information about health in specific regions of the state.
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The Virginia Association of Free Clinics is a network of 49 free clinics throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. It provides training and technical assistance, research, resource development, and advocacy.
The Virginia Primary Care Association brings health care to Virginia’s most medically underserved areas. It serves as the state-wide association of Virginia’s community health centers, and it helps to establish and maintain both local and statewide efforts to improve primary health care.
The Virginia Health Care Foundation promotes and funds local public-private partnerships that increase access to primary health care services for medically underserved and uninsured Virginians.
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