September 1, 2001
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The University of Minnesota evaluated a state health reform initiative, overhauled the medical school's ambulatory care instruction, and formed a partnership with a local community to identify and address environmental health problems.
September 1, 2001
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Program Result Report
Indiana University, Indianapolis, developed an interdisciplinary program that allowed students from the schools of social work, nursing, dentistry, and medicine to work with community partners to gain experience in population-based practice and research.
September 1, 2001
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The University of Illinois at Chicago introduced a new course on community-oriented health care, completed profiles of two low-income communities, developed a model for teaching students in a community health center, and opened a Health Policy Center.
September 1, 2001
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Columbia University, New York, established a partnership between Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Washington Heights-Inwood section of northern Manhattan, including an information office, a grand rounds program, and a visiting scholars program.
September 1, 2001
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From 1993 to 1997, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., established a new curriculum in adolescent health, building on a pre-existing initiative to reduce teen pregnancy.
September 1, 2001
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The University of Cincinnati created a new Population Methods Unit, which used population methods, incorporated population-based medicine into the medical school curriculum, and conducted a "medical census" of low-income area near Cincinnati.
September 1, 2001
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Thomas Jefferson University expanded coverage of topics concerning population health in the Jefferson Medical College curriculum and established university-community partnerships to promote the health of individuals living in and around Philadelphia.
September 1, 2001
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The University of Iowa established a community-university partnership in rural health care and prevention that used qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the health of the population in three counties and helped those counties set goals and address local needs.
September 1, 2001
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The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, established a collaborative educational program with an infant mortality program and introduced medical and nursing students to population-based medicine through a focus on maternal and infant health.
September 1, 2001
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Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Missouri - Columbia, established a Rural Scholars Program and introduced curricular changes, including multidisciplinary opportunities for medical, nursing, and health services management students.