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A Tree Grows in Philadelphia

March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

In an effort to create stronger social linkages in a poor urban community, the Urban Tree Connection engaged residents of the Haddington area of Philadelphia to clean up and beautify three neighborhood blocks and turn one into an urban park.

Design Workshop Recommends Elements to Promote Quality of Life in Revitalization of East Baltimore

May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report

East Baltimore Development Inc. held a workshop to generate recommendations regarding healthy design elements that could be incorporated in the master planning and development activities for the revitalization of their community.

Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities

January 24, 2012 | Program Result Report

Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.

Place and Health

April 26, 2011 | Audio/Presentation Material

This webinar was the third in a three-part series exploring how conditions where we live, learn, work and play affect our health, built on the work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.

How to Revitalize Poor Neighborhoods

April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Roundtable on Initiatives for Children, Families and Communities continued to conduct in-depth research and analyses in selected areas that represent underlying or ongoing challenges to comprehensive community initiatives.

A U.S. Needle Exchange Program Dramatically Reduces HIV Transmission

March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Yale University School of Organization and Management and the City of New Haven, Department of Health, worked to expand and evaluate a model needle exchange program in New Haven.

New York City's Head Start Tries to Create Safe, Drug-Free Environments

February 26, 2007 | Program Result Report

From June 1998 through June 2004, Free to Grow attempted to replicate the program's substance abuse strategies in Head Start programs in three high-risk neighborhoods in New York City.

Strengthening Comprehensive Community Initiatives Helps Families

May 1, 1998 | Program Result Report

The Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families is an on-going forum of private funders, public officials, program directors, and evaluators.

Expanding "Hot Spotting" to New Communities

January 1, 2012 | Video/Presentation Material

What We're Learning about Coordinating Health Care for High-Utilizers.

Vote & Vax 2008

January 15, 2008 | Report

Vote & Vax is a winning strategy for health care providers and their communities, providing vaccines to protect vulnerable populations against the flu. About half of adults 50 years of age and older fail to receive their annual flu vaccination. Since this population is also more likely to vote than any other group, several local health agencies have taken advantage of this opportunity to offer flu vaccinations at polling sites on Election Day, smack dab in the middle of flu shot season.

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