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Increasing Interpretation Through Policy Change

August 11, 2009 | Story

Seattle Children's Hospital incorporated language services metrics into the hospital dashboard and changed hospital policy to require interpretation two times a day for patients.

Nutrition-Labeling Regulation Impacts on Restaurant Environments

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

A restaurant nutrition-labeling regulation was accompanied by some, but not uniform, improvements in two counties—one regulated and one nonregulated.

Pediatricians' Clinical Decision Making

May 1, 2006 | Journal Article

This article explored how providing pediatricians with test accuracy information might impact patient management. Study participants were 653 pediatricians who completed surveys that were sent to a random selection of 1,502 pediatricians across the ...

Simplifying Interpreter Access Through the SPEAK Line

August 11, 2009 | Story

Seattle Children's Hospital created quick, hassle-free way for patients, their families and health care providers to access interpreters.

Taking Improvement Action Based on Performance Results

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Performance management is a relatively new concept for public health compared with other health care systems and even other governmental sectors. This article describes the methods and results of using performance data for quality improvement at the statewide system level, the state health department level and local health department level.

Impact of School District Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policies on Student Beverage Exposure and Consumption in Middle Schools

September 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study, part of a supplement presenting a series of obesity-related studies, found that students in Washington state school districts with more precise regulations of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumed less SSBs.

Supporting Regional Response Team Learning Networks

June 3, 2010 | Program Result

In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.

Perinatal Treatment Services: Increasing Admissions to Treatment

April 28, 2010 | Program Result

The Perinatal Treatment Services, located in Seattle, is a residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and parenting women.

Asian Counseling and Referral Service: Reducing Wait Time from First Contact to Treatment

April 28, 2010 | Program Result

The Seattle-based Asian Counseling and Referral Service agency promotes social justice and the well-being and empowerment of Asian Pacific American individuals, families and communities in King County, Wash.

Daybreak: Reducing Drug Treatment No-Shows

April 28, 2010 | Program Result

Daybreak was founded in 1980 by a group of citizens concerned about youth substance abuse in Spokane, Wash.

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