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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.

Immigrant and Citizenship Status Affect Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care Services

December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report

A team of researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health conducted a series of studies on the effects of immigrant and citizenship status on health insurance coverage and access to health care services.

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth

November 21, 2011 | Program Results Report

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.

Speaking Together: National Language Services Network

April 18, 2011 | Program Results Report

Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.

Online, Interactive Web Site Helps New York City Counselors and Residents Navigate Medicare System

April 27, 2004 | Program Results Report

From 2002 to 2003, the Medicare Rights Center, New York, created and began pilot testing Medicare Interactive, a comprehensive online Medicare counseling, training and assistance system that primarily helps community-based agencies access health care benefits and services for their elderly and disabled clients.

Handbook and Multilingual Workshops Educate Medicaid Recipients About Managed Care Plans in New York City and Philadelphia

December 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

The Community Service Society of New York to expand an education program for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care. Researchers from New York University evaluated the program.

Program to Address Sociocultural Barriers to Health Care in Hispanic Communities

July 1, 1999 | Program Results Report

The program developed and implemented community-based interventions that would address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.

Brooklyn Proyecto HEAL Project Promotes Culturally Friendly Child Health Care and Teen Health Education

July 1, 1999 | Program Results Report

The Puerto Rican Family Institute implemented Proyecto HEAL through its Bushwick Child Placement Prevention Program, which serves more than 300 children in Brooklyn.

Hospitals Prefer In-House Solutions For Medical Interpreting

August 1, 1998 | Program Results Report

Helping Hands, Inc., a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine, piloted shared medical interpretation services for non-English speaking patients in health care institutions in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Opening Doors: A Program to Reduce Sociocultural Barriers to Health Care

December 1, 1998 | Program Results Report

One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.

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