Health and Health Care

Merit Pay at the Department of Health (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

In this disguised case, John Corbin arrives at the Division of Departmental Services in the Department of Health to take on the job of deputy director. At the same time, the department has directed its senior management to implement a merit pay...

Methadone Maintenance (A): The Analyst's View

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case examines the methadone maintenance program used to treat heroin addicts in New York City, focusing on the program's successful expansion under Health Services Administrator Gordon Chase. Part A details the heroin problem and policy...

Fluoridation in Greenfield (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In 1974, the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Board of Health ordered fluoridation of the town's water. This effort was led by pharmacist Joseph R. Charron III, and overruled Greenfield's 1968 referendum, in which the townspeople had voted against...

New York City Dept of Health (B): The Question of Reorganization

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines efforts to decentralize the administration of health programs in New York City, focusing particularly on the actions of the John Lindsay administration (1965-73). Part A begins with a short history of administrative reform...

New York City Dept of Health (A): The Question of Reorganization

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case examines efforts to decentralize the administration of health programs in New York City, focusing particularly on the actions of the John Lindsay administration (1965-73). Part A begins with a short history of administrative reform...

Fluoridation in Greenfield (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1965

In 1974, the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Board of Health ordered fluoridation of the town's water. This effort was led by pharmacist Joseph R. Charron III, and overruled Greenfield's 1968 referendum, in which the townspeople had voted against...

Reorganization of Florida's Human Services Agency (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This three-part series examines the issue of human services reorganization from several distinct perspectives: the state legislature, an operating division affected by the reorganization; the governor's office; and the social workers in the...

Reorganization of Florida's Human Services Agency (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This three-part series examines the issue of human services reorganization from several distinct perspectives: the state legislature, an operating division affected by the reorganization; the governor's office; and the social workers in the...

Reorganization of Florida's Human Services Agency (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This three-part series examines the issue of human services reorganization from several distinct perspectives: the state legislature, an operating division affected by the reorganization; the governor's office; and the social workers in the...

Course Pack: MPA-2160 (2 Cases)

Class: MPA 2160 — Management and Implementation in Public and Nonprofit OrganizationsInstructors: Dr. Matthew J. Lyddon, Dr. Susan Moffitt, Dr. Brad Morrison Included Cases: Case #2058.0: Implementation of a New Country-Wide...