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Using Telehealth for Mental Health
February 15, 2012 | Program Result
The University of Texas Medical Branch launched and ran Telemedicine for School-Based Mental Health, a project to provide mental health treatment by university-based clinicians to disadvantaged students in their school clinics in Galveston, Texas.
Carol Ann Bonds, PhD
February 28, 2002 | Story
Since winning the award, Dr. Bonds has expanded her health-related educational programs, particularly through the increased use of technology such as teleconferencing.
Covering Kids & Families
January 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.
The Diabetes Initiative
April 19, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Mexican Americans Living in Colonias at the Texas-Mexico Border
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Mexican Americans living in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border comprise one of the most disadvantaged and difficult to reach minority groups in the United States. This article examines health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Hispanics, specifically living in colonias.
Texas Hospitals Reduce Emergency Department Visits by Educating Families of Pediatric Asthma Patients
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Baylor College of Medicine collected information on emergency department pediatric asthma visits and studied the impact of an intervention to educate ED pediatric asthma patients and parents in managing the disease.
National Study Looks at Seniors in Assisted Living
March 30, 2004 | Program Result
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.
Frail Elders in Sherman, Texas, Get Rides to Appointments, Companionship
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Texoma Senior Citizens Foundation developed a program that primarily provided transportation to frail elders in the Sherman, Texas, area.
"Friends for Life" are Friends Indeed for Homebound Elderly in Waco, Texas
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.
Healthy Kids Replication Program
October 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Healthy Kids Replication Program was a national program to help states develop a comprehensive children's health insurance product that was to be sold through the schools.