Research Into Action: A Knowledge Translation Initiative seeks to translate public health research into evidence-based policies and programs to enhance the health of communities.
The Institute for Health Policy will conduct, for the first time, a comprehensive health interview survey of the Greater Houston Area.
In April of 2005, Houston Mayor Bill White appointed a Task Force on the Health Effects of Air Pollution, and the Institute for Health Policy played a major role in coordinating the efforts of those involved.
The Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas was a joint effort among 10 of the major academic health institutions in the state whose aim was to confront the challenges facing the underserved in Texas.
The Institute for Health Policy is coordinating the effort to organize a Houston area community health survey under the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
