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Investing in wide-scale patient self-management tools to enable people to manage their own health in Washington, DC
Low-income residents of Washington, D.C., suffer from an unusually high prevalence of several diseases; this situation is exacerbated by the city's historic geographic and economic divisions. To address these issues, One Economy with the help of this grant support will implement a project, called "DC Health Care for You," which will take advantage of recent technology opportunities, including municipal wireless efforts, online health care applications and content, to help isolated low-income people manage their own health. The project is a collaborative effort with the Foundation's Pioneer team. The project allows the Foundation to determine the health benefits that result from investments in wide-scale patient self-management tools. This grant supports One Economy in: (1) collaborating with residents with in-home access and establishing partnerships with health-focused stakeholders to determine the scope of online content to be developed and securing support; (2) launching a bilingual, multimedia-rich Web site; (3) developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing and outreach plan; and (4) measuring the project's success in changing the behavior of the target population.
Grant Details
Amount Awarded $981,500.00
Awarded on: 10/27/2006
Time frame: 12/1/2006 - 11/30/2008
Grant Number: 58524
Grantee
One Economy Corporation
1220 19th Street, N.W., Suite 610
Washington, DC, 20036-2437
202-393-0051
Website
Reynard Ramsey
Project Director
202-393-0051
Email