April 15, 2011
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Program Result Report
From 2007 to 2010, the Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in New Orleans, Louisiana (REACH NOLA) tackled the city's mental health crisis through its Health and Resilience Project.
April 6, 2011
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Program Result Report
As the project manager at the University of Michigan said: "We could just grab the phone when patients came in who spoke languages for which we don't have an interpreter."
February 25, 2011
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Program Result Report
Urgent Matters was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aimed to relieve emergency department overcrowding, improve patient care and increase patient satisfaction.
February 19, 2011
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Program Result Report
McLeod Regional Medical Center of Florence, S.C., worked to speed up heart attack treatment, to reduce the time lapse from when the victim enters the emergency room to when the blocked artery is opened.
January 27, 2011
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Program Result Report
Prescription for Health tested the use of tools and evidence-based models in primary care to counsel patients to change four leading behaviors associated with premature death: smoking, risky drinking, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.
January 27, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
The purpose - and impact - of the playground projects went beyond just providing safe places for children to play, according to Injury Free staff members.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
Childhood injuries associated with ATVs are a serious and increasing problem in rural areas, where the vehicles' off-road capability makes them popular for agricultural and other utilitarian purposes, as well as for recreation.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
With a network of sites and support infrastructure already in place, Injury Free provided an efficient mechanism for developing and testing promising innovations in obesity prevention, the team believed.
January 14, 2011
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Program Result Report
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.
