RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
April 16, 2013 | Feature
Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
Barriers to care: cultural, gender and racial
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Leading Local Advocacy Organizations Press Changes to Help Reverse Obesity in Communities of Color Nationwide
May 31, 2011 | Story
From Alaska to Florida, RWJF program seeks to improve food and recreation access.
Communities Ramp Up Efforts to Address Childhood Obesity
May 31, 2011 | News Release
Twelve communities of color and indigenous nations receive $3 million to improve access to healthy foods and safe places to play.
Getting Detailed Information from Surveys of 14 Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups on Health Care Discrimination and the Health Care System
June 3, 2009 | Program Results Report
Researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health conducted two telephone surveys of randomly selected U.S. adults representing 14 racial and ethnic minority groups, plus White Americans, in 2006 and 2007.
Getting Minority Patients' Points of View about Cultural Barriers to Health Care
May 11, 2009 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, conducted in-depth interviews with Mexican and Vietnamese immigrants to understand their views and experiences of cultural barriers in health care in the U.S.
Philadelphia Study: Language, Transportation Difficulties Get in Way of Health Care for Chinese and Vietnamese Immigrant Children and Families
December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
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.
Success in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Depends on Strong Leaders and Sponsors, Study Finds
December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States experience poorer health outcomes relative to the population as a whole.
Culturally Focused Psychiatric Consultation Service For Massachusetts General Hospital's Asian American and Latino American Primary Care Patients with Depression, 2009-2011
July 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a culturally appropriate intervention to improve the recognition and treatment of depression among Asian and Latino American primary care patients at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Analyzing How Different Patient Groups Respond to Questions About Their Health Care
January 24, 2012 | Story
Rodriguez investigated the degree of differential item functioning on the Clinician & Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey.
Forward Promise
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A new $9.5 million initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focused on promoting opportunities for the health and success of middle school- and high school-aged boys and young men of color.