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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Dental Pipeline Program Graduate Combines Her Two Interests
October 8, 2009 | Program Results Report
Like many Latino children, Esther Lopez, D.D.S., M.P.H., served as her parents' primary translator at their many doctor visits.
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.
Trauma Deserts
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Proximity of a trauma center to gunshot wound (GSW) incidents have a positive effect on patient survival rates.
Joe DiCara, MD, MPH
February 28, 2002 | Story
"Being a volunteer tests you, to see if you really can make a difference and if you really want to do it - because you do have to make sacrifices."
Evaluation of Baltimore's Safe Streets Program
January 11, 2012 | Report
By building trusting relationships, diffusing sources of conflict, and changing social norms surrounding gun use, CeaseFire has shown a significant reduction in gun violence for program participants.
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
November 21, 2011 | Program Results Report
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.
Community Organizing to Expand Access to Healthy Food and Safe Places to Play
October 1, 2009 | Program Results Report
A group of leaders in public health, healthcare, research, government, and community advocacy and programming launched the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children.
Functional Impairment in Youth Three Years after Detention
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated the behavioral patterns of young people three and a half years after they had been detained at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC) in Chicago. Researchers employed a functional impairment rating that assessed eight behavioral domains.
Stop Shooting. Keep Talking. Start Living.
January 1, 2009 | Report
This is the story of CeaseFire, the one program that stops the shooting, keeps people talking, and brings the hope of health and well-being to communities ravaged by the disease of violence.
Northwestern University Fellowship Funds Longitudinal Study of Health Care Needs of Juvenile Delinquents
June 17, 2006 | Program Results Report
In 1995, researchers at Northwestern University launched the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a longitudinal survey tracking the health care needs and outcomes of youth from the Cook County (Chicago) juvenile justice system.