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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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Father Absence and Child Well-Being

October 1, 2002 | Report

A Critical Review.

Growing Experience Corps

January 25, 2013 | Program Result

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.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

November 19, 2012 | Program Result

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.

The MOMobile Home Visiting Program Goes to Jail and Follows the Babies Home

April 26, 2012 | Program Result

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.

"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 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 Result

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 Result

From 2005 to 2008, the Kingsley Association developed and implemented strategies for preventing childhood obesity in 16 communities in Pittsburgh's East End.

The MOM Program Shown to Have Positive Effects on Children at Age 5

September 29, 2008 | Program Result

Starting in 2001, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia conducted the MOM Program to determine whether providing mothers with support could improve their children's development and behavior.

Philadelphia Study: Language, Transportation Difficulties Get in Way of Health Care for Chinese and Vietnamese Immigrant Children and Families

December 1, 2006 | Program Result

From January to December 2004, Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth explored the barriers that Vietnamese and Chinese immigrant children face in obtaining health care.

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