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Health and Wellness Survey
December 8, 2011 | Survey/Poll
In this national survey of primary care providers and pediatricians, 85 percent believe that unmet social needs — things like access to nutritious food, reliable transportation and adequate housing — are leading directly to worse health for all Americans.
Service Credit Banking
January 1, 2002 | Book
Susan Dentzer explores whether service credit banking--as demonstrated in the projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--was a good idea that was badly timed or implemented, or whether it was simply a flawed idea.
Developing and Implementing Self-Direction Programs and Policies
February 27, 2009 | Toolkit
This handbook explains how states can increase program participants' choice of and control over their services and supports.
The Impact of Specialized Benefits Counseling Services on Social Security Administration Disability Beneficiaries in Vermont
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
People who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have a high unemployment rate partly because they are afraid that, if they take a job, they will lose their benefits, especially their health insurance. One respons ...
Survey Assesses Strengths and Weakness of Service Agencies for the Elderly
March 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 2000, the National Council on the Aging conducted a survey among community service organizations concerning their health and social support programs for older adults.
Interfaith Volunteers Provide Caregiving to the Elderly in Huntington, W.Va.
July 17, 2002 | Program Results Report
The Prestera Center for Mental Health Services developed the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Network to provided companionship, visiting, respite care and transportation for elderly people.
Home Visits Boost Family "Wellness," But Do They Help Prevent Child Abuse?
August 1, 2001 | Program Results Report
Starting in January 1994, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine conducted a three-year evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program.
Weight Change and Depression Among U.S. Young Women During the Transition to Adulthood
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
In adolescent females, weight gain and obesity were risk factors for depression onset during the transition to adulthood according to research findings.
American Association of Caregiving Youth
Supporting children who care for ill, injured, elderly, or disabled family members
Testing Care Coordination for Veterans with Dementia
March 19, 2012 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the Benjamin Rose Institute conducted a controlled research study of a Partners in Dementia Care intervention to reduce the use and cost of health care services and improve psychosocial outcomes for veterans and their families.