March 25, 2013
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Program Result
The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.
December 23, 2009
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Program Result
From 2001 to January 2009, three organizations worked to strengthen and expand their roles in advocating for tobacco prevention and control at the national, state and local levels within communities of color. Their efforts focused chiefly on training leaders, building capacity, networking with relevant organizations and engaging in advocacy and policy development. The three organizations were:
July 8, 2009
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Program Result
The Family Violence Prevention Fund conducted a literature review and key informant interviews to identify and highlight program models for addressing intimate partner violence in immigrant and refugee communities.
June 3, 2009
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Program Result
Researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health conducted two telephone surveys of randomly selected U.S. adults representing 14 racial and ethnic minority groups, plus White Americans, in 2006 and 2007.
May 11, 2009
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Program Result
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, conducted in-depth interviews with Mexican and Vietnamese immigrants to understand their views and experiences of cultural barriers in health care in the U.S.
January 12, 2009
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Program Result
Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), implemented a comprehensive strategy to strengthen minority-led, community-based coalitions that engage in tobacco policy change in communities of color.
December 1, 2006
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Program Result
Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States experience poorer health outcomes relative to the population as a whole.
May 1, 2003
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Program Result
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) created a task force of representatives from a variety of ethnic/racial organizations and traffic safety professionals to provide advice about how to reach special populations effectively.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result
During 2001 and 2002, Morse Enterprises, a communications and information brokerage company, Silver Spring, Md., worked to pursue a national strategy for tobacco control in minority communities.
July 1, 2002
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Program Result
Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.
