January 31, 2001
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Program Result
David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, professor of sociology at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., studied the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health.
May 16, 2012
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Program Result
The Gateway Institute developed and launched a model to educate and prepare low-income New York City high school students for careers in the health professions, in partnership with a high school, a public hospital, and three public colleges.
August 16, 2005
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Program Result
Jo Phelan, PhD, and Bruce Link, PhD, sociologists and epidemiologists at Columbia University, elaborated and tested their theory that certain social conditions, such as socioeconomic status, may be fundamental causes of diseases.
March 1, 2003
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Program Result
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) expanded its scholarship support for minority medical students from approximately 300 students in 1990-1991 to 2,528 from 1991-1996.
November 19, 2012
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Program Result
RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.
March 1, 2006
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Program Result
The Minority Health Professions Foundation sponsored the 19th Annual Symposium on Career Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences for minority high school and college students.
May 18, 2011
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Program Result
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
January 31, 2011
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Program Result
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative invested $3.4 million in a first round of grants for workforce programs that were expected to train and advance nearly 700 low-income and low-wage, entry-level and incumbent workers.
October 15, 2009
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Program Result
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
October 8, 2009
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Program Result
Like many Latino children, Esther Lopez, D.D.S., M.P.H., served as her parents' primary translator at their many doctor visits.
