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At-risk and vulnerable people
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Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods
November 19, 2012 | Program Results Report
The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
Findings from the Philadelphia Urban ACE Survey
September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
Promoting the Health and Stability of Young Black and Latino Males in Harlem
October 8, 2010 | Program Results Report
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol delivered a comprehensive array of services designed to promote the health and stability of young Black and Latino males in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City.
Review of Local Women's Deaths Helps Philadelphia Policy-Makers Develop Violence-Prevention Strategies
February 6, 2005 | Program Results Report
From July 2002 through December 2003, investigators from the Philadelphia Women's Death Review Team conducted a review of all deaths in the year 2000 of women ages 15 to 60 who lived there at the time of their death.
Circle of Health Program Designed to Address Risky Behaviors by Native American Youths in Phoenix
April 1, 2004 | Program Results Report
The American Indian Prevention Coalition undertook a planning process to develop a program aimed at preventing substance abuse, violence and other risky behaviors among Native American youth living in Phoenix.
Prenatal Care Helps At-Risk Pregnant Adolescents Deliver Healthy Babies
January 28, 2002 | Program Results Report
AD House addressed the special barriers to access to health and social services faced by inner-city pregnant teens.
A U.S. Needle Exchange Program Dramatically Reduces HIV Transmission
March 1, 2002 | Program Results 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.
Father Absence and Child Well-Being
October 1, 2002 | Report
A Critical Review.
Research Finds that La Bodega de la Familia Program for Families Helps Former Drug Users Stay Clean
February 8, 2007 | Program Results Report
The Vera Institute of Justice evaluated La Bodega de la Familia, a program operated by the Vera Institute and dedicated to improving family well-being by supporting families of drug users under parole or probation supervision.
Office-Based Physicians Are Responding To Incentives And Assistance By Adopting And Using Electronic Health Records
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
Expanding the use of interoperable electronic health record systems to improve health care delivery is a national policy priority.