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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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Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders

May 30, 2013 | Program Results Report

From 2007-2012, Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders - a $3.6 million national program - provided training to 219 early-to-mid-career professionals working with vulnerable populations in eight communities.

Treating Depression in Single Black Mothers

June 4, 2013 | Story

RWJF Scholar seeks to improve mental health care for a population at risk.

New Jersey Health Initiatives

November 22, 2011 | Program Results Report

New Jersey Health Initiatives supports innovative projects by nonprofit, community-based organizations to improve the health and health care of the state's residents.

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in New Jersey Through a Home Visitation Program

July 14, 2010 | Program Results Report

Evidence-based home visitation refers to voluntary programs that meet federally mandated requirements for family-focused services - prenatally through early childhood - delivered in the home environment.

Neighborhood Perceptions and Active School Commuting in Low-Income Cities

October 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Improving neighborhood environments to make them more pleasant are likely to increse active travel to and from school.

Faith in Action Projects that Struggled or Closed

May 31, 2009 | Program Results Report

Of the 1,715 Faith in Action projects that RWJF funded, some 1,048 projects either closed or did not meet updated criteria for inclusion in the program.

Prenatal Care Helps At-Risk Pregnant Adolescents Deliver Healthy Babies

January 28, 2002 | Program Results Report

AD House addressed the special barriers to access to health and social services faced by inner-city pregnant teens.

Going Home From the Hospital: Project Supports Elderly, Chronically Ill Residents of Absecon Island, N.J. - and Develops a Regional Health Information Organization

October 17, 2008 | Program Results Report

Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County worked to improve home care for frail older residents of Absecon Island, in New Jersey, who were being discharged from hospitals and other care facilities.

Safe at Home: Treating Offenders and Their Victims

March 23, 2007 | Program Results Report

The Domestic Violence Initiative in Passaic County, N.J., worked to reduce domestic violence by educating domestic violence offenders as well as counseling and supporting their victims and children.

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.

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