The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.
At-risk and vulnerable people
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Findings from the Philadelphia Urban ACE Survey
September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
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.
Review of Local Women's Deaths Helps Philadelphia Policy-Makers Develop Violence-Prevention Strategies
February 6, 2005 | Program Results Report
From July 2002 through December 2003, investigators from the Philadelphia Women's Death Review Team conducted a review of all deaths in the year 2000 of women ages 15 to 60 who lived there at the time of their death.
Father Absence and Child Well-Being
October 1, 2002 | Report
A Critical Review.
Growing Experience Corps
January 25, 2013 | Program Results Report
Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.
"No Wrong Door:" Establishing a Healthy Living Center in a Vulnerable Area
May 21, 2008 | Story
With this transdisciplinary model of care, there are no wrong doors,” Gerrity explains. “No matter where you come in, you can be helped.”
The MOMobile Home Visiting Program Goes to Jail and Follows the Babies Home
April 26, 2012 | Program Results Report
Through its MOMobile at Riverside program, the Maternity Care Coalition in Philadelphia provided education and support services to female inmates who were pregnant and/or mothers of young children. RWJF supported the program from 2006 through 2010.
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.
State Solutions: An Initiative to Improve Enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs
October 15, 2009 | Program Results Report
State Solutions was designed to increase enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs).
Six Communities in Pittsburgh's East End Benefit from Coalitions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
July 1, 2009 | Program Results Report
From 2005 to 2008, the Kingsley Association developed and implemented strategies for preventing childhood obesity in 16 communities in Pittsburgh's East End.