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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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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.

A Quality Improvement Evaluation Case Study

May 1, 2013 | Journal Article

One Florida county increased immunization rates through a quality improvement initiative.

Florida CKF Coalition Pulls Out the Stops to Enroll Children

March 2, 2010 | Program Results Report

In 2003, some 374,000 Florida children were potentially eligible for KidCare, the state's Children’s Health Insurance Program, but were not enrolled. The Covering Kids & Families statewide coalition faced an array of obstacles to closing the gap.

The Importance of Geographic Data Aggregation in Assessing Disparities in American Indian Prenatal Care

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This study sought to determine where aggregate national data for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs) mask geographic variation and substantial subnational disparities in prenatal care utilization.

Cape Canaveral Hospital

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

The mission of the Nursing Process Council is to establish collaborative methods to identify and resolve issues related to patient within the acute care setting.

Memorial Regional Hosptial

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Memorial Regional Hospital developed Code Heart to streamline cardiac care for heart attack patients requiring PCI through the collaborative efforts of physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians and other team members.

Miami Children's Hosptial

September 1, 2006 | Toolkit

The hospital expanded emergency department (ED) bed capacity quickly by utilizing existing space in the hospital near the ED that could be repurposed.

Immigrant and Citizenship Status Affect Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care Services

December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report

A team of researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health conducted a series of studies on the effects of immigrant and citizenship status on health insurance coverage and access to health care services.

Physicians' Outreach Project Expands Access to Specialty Care for Low-Income Patients in Tallahassee

January 31, 2004 | Program Results Report

The Capital Medical Society created the Physicians' Outreach Project, a collaborative, volunteer effort to extend the services of the society's We Care Network to three adjacent rural counties: Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla counties.

National Study Looks at Seniors in Assisted Living

March 30, 2004 | Program Results Report

From 1998 to 2002, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health led by Rosalie A. Kane, D.S.W., conducted a national research study of apartment-style assisted living for seniors.

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