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Volunteer Physicians Linked to Needy Patients in Asheville, N.C.
July 11, 2008 | Program Result
Project Access, which provides access to specialty and chronic health care for low-income uninsured people of Buncombe County, N.C., expanded its services from August 1994 through July 1998.
Children's Futures' First Five Years
August 1, 2008 | Evaluation
This evaluation measures the effect of Children's Futures in the lives of participating families in Trenton, N.J.
Nurse-Family Partnership Program
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
RWJF has provided 12 grants totaling $26.8 million to support development of David L. Olds' home-visiting model and its national replication as the Nurse-Family Partnership.
Clean&Cool in Orange, N.J., Helps Teenagers with Life Skills, Substance Abuse
August 22, 2008 | Program Result
Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors.
Family Wellness Warriors Initiative Develops Training Programs about Domestic Violence, Abuse and Neglect for Alaska Natives
August 28, 2008 | Program Result
Southcentral Foundation's Family Wellness Warriors Initiative employed four different training programs to raise awareness and combat domestic violence, abuse and neglect among Alaska Natives.
HMOs in California Decrease Use of Inpatient Care by Medicare Enrollees
August 22, 2008 | Program Result
The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolling in managed care has increased since the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) and the establishment of Medicare Advantage Plans in 2003.
Expanding 2006 Binational Health Week
August 28, 2008 | Program Result
The University of California, Berkeley, worked to expand the 2006 Binational Health Week, chiefly by helping local volunteer groups to provide more health screenings for underserved populations and by convening key officials on health issues.
A Closer Look at the Olds Model
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
The architects of the Nurse-Family Partnership grounded the program's strategy and content in research and theory.
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis
September 1, 2008 | Evaluation
This evaluation is of a program designed to replicate the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program, which uses evidence-based psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions in the early identification and treatment of adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.
An Immigrant Community Takes Actions Against Drug Addiction
September 5, 2008 | Program Result
The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.