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Program Results describe RWJF’s interest in the area and strategy for addressing the problem for those working in the field or interested in undertaking similar efforts. They explain the problem addressed; the activities undertaken; the results or findings from the work; lessons for the field; any post-grant activities—by the grantee or RWJF—and they include a bibliography of material produced during the project or program.

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What Was the Impact of States Expanding Eligibility to CHIP?

February 16, 2012 | Program Result Report

Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington were among the first to offer CHIP to children in families earning more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. evaluated the impact of this effort.

State Action for Oral Health Access

November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

State Action for Oral Health Access supported six state-based demonstration projects that tested innovative and comprehensive ways to increase access to oral health services for low income and minority populations.

Child Advocacy Group Makes Case that Youth Programs Reduce Crime

March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national, non-profit child advocacy organization, conducted an educational campaign to increase policymakers' awareness of the value of publicly funded programs to strengthen youth and fragile families.

Philadelphia Registry Increases Immunization Rates

June 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Immunization registries working in collaboration with other public agencies and community organizations can have a substantial impact on increasing the immunization rate of a community's children.

Focus Groups Say Education and Coordination Must Precede New Health Insurance Programs

October 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

In 1997, researchers at Medimetrix Group, a consulting firm based in Cleveland, gathered information from focus groups in six cities to help the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) assess the field and obtain a solid base of information on which to develop program options for the estimated 10 to 11 million children who have no health insurance coverage.