April 20, 2012
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Program Result
Close to Home, a Dorchester, Massachusetts-based organization, using a community-mobilization approach to prevent domestic violence, launched an effort to replicate its prevention program in three communities in Massachusetts.
February 23, 2009
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Program Result
In 2004, Michigan established the Michigan After-School Partnership, a collaborative of public and private agencies aimed at promoting quality after-school programs.
January 14, 2011
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Program Result
Monadnock Family Health Services in Keene, N.H., launched In SHAPE, a wellness program to improve the physical health and quality of life for people with severe mental illnesses. In SHAPE participants work with trained health mentors.
January 11, 2012
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Program Result
The Louisiana Public Health Institute supported a learning collaborative, comprised of 81 clinics, aimed at integrating behavioral and primary health care in metro New Orleans, after the city's health care system was decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
February 23, 2009
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Program Result
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations, a report on the unmet needs of youth in America.
February 1, 2003
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Program Result
In the summer of 2001, the Cook Inlet Tribal Council created its Summer Youth Enhancement Camp a program of reforestation, education and cultural appreciation near Ninilchik, Alaska.
March 23, 2009
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Program Result
RWJF staff, in partnership with researchers at the American Medical Association (AMA), designed A Matter of Degree to reduce binge drinking among college students through an environmental approach.
July 30, 2012
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Program Result
During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.
March 15, 2011
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Program Result
Healthy Heroes is the Celebrate Native Health project designed by the Anadarko UNITY Youth Council and launched it in 2006.
September 5, 2008
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Program Result
The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.
