September 1, 2002
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The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition - a national coalition of more than 200 organizational members representing diverse maternal and child health constituencies - held three separate national conferences on maternal and child health.
December 1, 2002
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Program Result
Between 1997 and 2001, the Alcohol Research Information Service, a nonprofit organization in Lansing, Mich., undertook a project to increase circulation of its publications, develop a Web site and become self-sustaining.
July 1, 2001
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The US Schweitzer Fellows Programs, which enable medical, nursing, public health and social work students to volunteer their services in impoverished communities, increased the number of student participants and added three volunteer sites.
April 11, 2008
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Program Result
Chicago Health Connection developed and implemented a four-year pilot project that used nonmedical birth assistants known as doulas to help low-income single teen mothers in high-risk Chicago neighborhoods.
July 29, 2008
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Program Result
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium led two outreach trips of local and national dental leaders and professionals to educate them about the use of dental health aide therapists to provide dental care to rural Alaska residents.
July 15, 2008
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Program Result
In 2007, the opening plenary of the 40th Annual Conference of the Society for Nutrition Education featured two high-profile speakers who presented a historical perspective of policies that have improved nutrition in the United States.
March 31, 2007
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Program Result
From December 2004 to April 2006, five diverse projects explored issues that impact training and education for frontline health care workers.
April 1, 2006
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Program Result
The Dental Assistant Training Program at the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery has provided disadvantaged, minority residents of northern Manhattan with tuition-free training to become qualified dental assistants.
August 1, 1998
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Program Result
The Benedictine Institute for Long Term Care developed and marketed training materials on its Individualized Seating Program. It also studied the resource and cost implications of the program.