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At-risk and vulnerable people
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Rising Closures of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
National Program
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships is an innovative approach to preventing teen dating violence and abuse by teaching 11 to 4 year-olds about healthy relationships.
Vulnerable Patients and the Primary Care Visit
September 12, 2013 | Program Results Report
To investigate health care disparities, M. Robin DiMatteo, PhD, and a team of researchers at the University of California-Riverside, examined links between patient vulnerability and physician-patient communication during primary care visits.
Factors Associated with Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States
May 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.
Health Access for Teens: From Pregnancy to Grief
June 12, 2008 | Program Results Report
Had there been no Local Funding Partnerships program, the Wilmington community would have developed the health center anyway - but more slowly and with greater difficulty, according to the executive director of Wilmington Health Access for Teens.
Finding a Nearby Fitness Class Makes all the Difference in Rural Colorado
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
This sidebar tells how Louise Iacovetto, age 88, benefits from a senior wellness class, part of Aging Well, a program run by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association of Steamboat Springs.
Persistent Barriers and Strategic Practices
June 14, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines persistent barriers and strategic practices of low-income patients managing their diabetes.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
Trauma Deserts
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Proximity of a trauma center to gunshot wound (GSW) incidents have a positive effect on patient survival rates.
Urgent Matters
National Program
Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.