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March 15, 2011 | Program Result
At its 16th annual conference, the Council on Health Care Economics and Policy focused on how to meet the growing need of aging Americans for health care services and released key recommendations.
January 13, 2011 | Program Result
From 2007 to 2010, a team of researchers at Yale University School of Medicine conducted a study examining how both older adults and clinicians view the tradeoffs faced by patients facing multiple medical conditions.
September 17, 2009 | Program Result
From June 1999 through September 2003, project staff with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York developed a survey and a process for communities to use to rate their "elder-friendliness" and use this information to take action to meet the needs of their elder population.
February 1, 2005 | Program Result
From July 2001 to the end of 2003, staff at Senior Services of Seattle/King County established a community wellness intervention called the Health Enhancement Program.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
Ebenezer Social Ministries and the University of Minnesota's Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center worked to identify feasible, innovative strategies for providing effective long-term care of the frail elderly.
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
In 2001, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., held a two-day conference that explored the potential for cooperation between religious communities and health care systems in meeting the health care needs of the nation's rapidly increasing elderly population.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
A consortium of four nonprofit provider organizations worked to design a community-based program at low-income housing sites in Baltimore that would provide medical and social services to elderly residents who were not yet frail.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Jewish Family Services and LifeCare joined forces to help frail and low-income elderly in Salt Lake City.
April 1, 2008 | Program Result
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices created the Aging Initiative to help governors and their policy staffs respond to the needs of America's aging population.