January 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
In 1999-2001, the University of Utah Department of Psychology conducted the third round of data collection and analysis for the Young Parenthood Project.
February 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
From mid-1998 to early 2001, the Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT), Washington, worked to strengthen the involvement of Latino groups in addressing alcohol and tobacco issues and produced a directory of Hispanic/Latino experts, advocates and community-based organizations working on tobacco, alcohol and other substance abuse issues.
April 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
The Latino Research Program Project of the University of Puerto Rico sponsored a conference aimed at increasing research that explores the reasons for disparities in Latino access to mental health care and potential solutions.
May 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
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.
August 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
During 1999 and 2000, Claudia L. Schur, PhD, and researchers at Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) examined the role and implications of cultural bias in a commonly used measure of access to health care, particularly as it is applied to different subgroups of the Hispanic population.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
Aspira de Puerto Rico developed a family-to-family peer mentoring model of substance abuse prevention based on the Latino concept of compadres (godparents).
October 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.
October 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
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.
November 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
The Worksite Wellness Project developed and implemented a model for improving the health of uninsured, low-wage workers in Los Angeles by increasing their awareness of basic health care and linking them to existing providers.
December 1, 2003
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Program Result Report
Georgetown University studied the extent to which care provided to children with asthma in different Medicaid settings follows national guidelines for appropriate asthma care.
