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At-risk and vulnerable people

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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Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities

May 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This study explores the psychological and structural pathways through which stigma influences health.

Out-of-School Males of Color

January 1, 2012 | Report

This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.

Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color

January 1, 2012 | Report

Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.

Education and Employment of High School Males of color

January 1, 2012 | Report

a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.

Health for Boys and Young Men of color

January 1, 2012 | Report

This roundtable looked at the data on the health of adolescent (ages 11-19) young males of color, and discussed how their health outcomes are shaped by disadvantaged contexts and unequal opportunities.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders

May 29, 2014 | Program Results Report

The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders program, established in 1991, has honored 206 unsung and unusually resourceful people working in communities to improve health and access to care for underserved and often disenfranchised populations.

Weight Change and Depression Among U.S. Young Women During the Transition to Adulthood

July 9, 2013 | Journal Article

In adolescent females, weight gain and obesity were risk factors for depression onset during the transition to adulthood according to research findings.

Combating Isolation and Loneliness with an Online Personal Network Called Tyze

September 1, 2011 | Program Results Report

To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.

Innovations that Address Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Geographic Barriers to Preventive Oral Health Care

September 19, 2013 | Report

Overcoming barriers to access will require innovative use of a well-trained, non-traditional workforce using strategies that re-engage populations with a history of poor access.

Vulnerable Patients and the Primary Care Visit

September 12, 2013 | Program Results Report

To investigate health care disparities, M. Robin DiMatteo, PhD, and a team of researchers at the University of California-Riverside, examined links between patient vulnerability and physician-patient communication during primary care visits.

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