December 1, 1998 | Program Result
One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Florida Commission on Aging with Dignity, a privately funded nonprofit in Tallahassee, Fla., held a series of five community forums in Florida in 1996 and 1997 on a variety of aging and end-of-life issues.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Miami School of Medicine assessed and further developed their existing continuing care management model of care for low-income chronically ill people in Dade County Fla.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Independent Production Fund completed the preproduction phase of a multimedia training package for Healthy Steps for Young Children, a new approach to pediatric care that focuses on the first three years of life.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
From 1992 to 1994, researchers at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University analyzed state-level policy-making for the medically uninsured.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The National Hospice Organization, Arlington, Va., held a teleconference in 1997 that provided a "Train the Trainers" forum designed to introduce physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to End-of-Life issues through an educational kit, "Care Beyond Cure: Physician Education in End-of-Life Care."
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla., established the Florida Midwifery Resource Center to increase the availability and accessibility of midwifery services throughout the state.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
Starting in mid 1995, the Task Force on Youth Violence formed by the National Parenting Association (NPA) sought to develop a set of strategies to help parents ensure the safety of their children and communities. Because of financial and political constraints, the task force's original goals were scaled down and merged into other NPA projects.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Association of Academic Health Centers characterized organizational models that might enable academic health centers to survive and prosper in a changing environment.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The American Journal of Health Promotion held a conference, "Health Promotion Across the Life Span," on March 23-28, 1998, in Monterey, Calif.