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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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Child First Conference

June 2, 2011 | Audio

Presentation from the 2011 Child First Conference.

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.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

August 27, 2013 | Program Results Report

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.

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.

Stand By Me: Volunteer Public Guardian Program Helps Frail, Low-Income Seniors

January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

Sage Services of Connecticut recruited and trained volunteers to serve as "conservators of the person" and as court visitors, who assist conservators, for elderly people living in four metropolitan areas in Connecticut.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

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.

Child First Develops an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention

February 5, 2013 | Program Results Report

Child First is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.

The Immigrants and Refugees New Arrivals Advocacy Project

September 9, 2011 | Program Results Report

The Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, Conn., operated a medical-legal advocacy project to improve the health of new immigrant and refugee children.

Sensory Processing Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers

March 3, 2011 | Toolkit

This presentation outlines sensory processing difficulties and autism spectrum disorders in toddlers, including: sensitivity and reaction to sensory input; biologic/temperamental disposition; care-giving milieu; autism diagnosis; intervention; and o ...

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