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Service Credit Banking

January 1, 2002 | Book

Susan Dentzer explores whether service credit banking--as demonstrated in the projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--was a good idea that was badly timed or implemented, or whether it was simply a flawed idea.

Students Run LA

January 1, 2006 | Book

This article highlights one of the many smaller projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Students Run LA gives at-risk students in Los Angeles the chance to compete in that city's marathon. It began as one teacher's inspiration ...

Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps

National Program

Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.

Father Absence and Child Well-Being

October 1, 2002 | Report

A Critical Review.

Rising Closures of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.

Factors Associated with Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States

May 18, 2011 | Journal Article

This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.

Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools

March 25, 2013 | Program Result

The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

November 19, 2012 | Program Result

RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.

An Action Agenda for Schools and Communities to Fight Obesity

July 30, 2012 | Program Result

During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.

Cutting Through Red Tape to Provide Health Care Services

February 2, 2009 | Story

Poor, rural communities often are strapped for decent health care - sometimes because of sheer bureaucracy. How can private and public funds be leveraged to support excellent care in these communities?

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