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The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.

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A Doctor Delivers Multiple Acts of Human Kindness to Homeless Women

August 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

An elderly woman calls to me.  I’ve know her for years.  She has a Section 8 apartment.   She has many medical conditions, and last year was treated for breast cancer.   She has fought depression since her oldest son was put in jail.  She needs me t ...

Prenatal Care Helps At-Risk Pregnant Adolescents Deliver Healthy Babies

January 28, 2002 | Program Result

AD House addressed the special barriers to access to health and social services faced by inner-city pregnant teens.

Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the experience of female Somali immigrants with the United States medical system, and focuses on reproductive health care. The authors used interviews, focus groups and surveys to identify challenges to care for Somali women.

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Incidence of Obesity Related to Childbirth

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study investigated the relationship between childbirth and five-year incidence of obesity.

Screening for Breast Cancer

March 9, 2005 | Journal Article

The current investigation reviewed the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening techniques used in community practice. An extensive array of databases were examined to obtain English-language articles focusing on randomized controlled t ...

Primary Care for Urban Adolescent Girls from Ethnically Diverse Populations

November 1, 2006 | Journal Article

The authors report on part of a study that identifies barriers to timely entry into gynecologic care among adolescent girls. Using self-administered surveys of predominantly minority adolescent girls at three inner-city schools, they find that 34 pe ...

Using Self-Rated Health to Assess Health Risks

July 15, 2009 | Story

"The program gave me a chance to connect with other academics interested in the same things as I was," said DeSalvo. "I have built a strong set of academic and research networks and relationships."

Pebbles in a Pond

May 3, 2012 | Story

The timely intervention of a specially trained nurse held the potential to change the lives of poor young mothers and their babies for the better ... not just in the near term, but for many years to come.

The MOMobile Home Visiting Program Goes to Jail and Follows the Babies Home

April 26, 2012 | Program Result

Through its MOMobile at Riverside program, the Maternity Care Coalition in Philadelphia provided education and support services to female inmates who were pregnant and/or mothers of young children. RWJF supported the program from 2006 through 2010.

Evaluating the Will Power/Won't Power Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program for Girls Ages 12 to 14

November 17, 2008 | Program Result

From 1999 to 2007, Girls Incorporated and Mathematica Policy Research (under a subcontract) designed and conducted an evaluation of Will Power/Won't Power, a pregnancy prevention program for girls ages 12 to 14.

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