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September 1, 2001 | Program Result
Health of the Public: An Academic Challenge co-funded in 1992 by RWJF and The Pew Charitable Trusts, challenged academic health centers to broaden their mission to address the health needs of their surrounding communities.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
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 | Program Result
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 | Program Result
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 | Program Result
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 | Program Result
The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine introduced curriculum changes involving behavioral sciences and population-based medicine, established an Academic Health Department to integrate community health workers into the academic environment.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
Rush University built on its pre-existing Rush Community Service Initiatives Program, a network of community service and educational programs, established in 1990, matching medical students with the social and health needs of disadvantaged communities.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result
Tufts University worked to design, implement, and evaluate a didactic and practical curriculum stressing the interwoven concepts of culture and community for the improved training of health professionals.