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January 1, 2012 | Toolkit
The mission of Kids Kicking Cancer is to ease the pain of very sick children while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually and emotionally. Their goal is to create a replicable template for to children's hospitals and communities throughout the world linking children with support from caring, well trained and motivated professionals and volunteers.
March 9, 2005 | Journal Article
The current investigation reviewed the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening techniques used in community practice. An extensive array of databases were examined to obtain English-language articles focusing on randomized controlled t ...
February 10, 2007 | Program Result
Cancer Services of Allen County in Ft. Wayne, Ind., developed its Client Advocate Program, which provides supportive counseling, case management and wheelchairs and other medical equipment to people living with cancer.
December 21, 2009 | Program Result
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences studied how the lack of health insurance affects individuals, families, communities and the nation and produced and disseminated six reports analyzing these consequences.
October 15, 2009 | Program Result
PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
The RAND Corporation synthesized and disseminated information on effective community interventions to address racial and ethnic disparities in six health areas.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.
May 15, 2008 | Program Result
A large portion of the Safe Conduct team's efforts takes the form of gentle and persistent probing for problems that patients choose to keep to themselves.
May 15, 2008 | Program Result
Case Western Reserve University, in partnership with Hospice of the Western Reserve and the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospital, created Project Safe Conduct.
January 1, 2007 | Program Result
From July 2001 until January 2004, staff of the Washington, D.C.-based Food & Friends recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to prepare and deliver food to people with HIV/AIDS, cancer, dementia and other life-challenging illnesses.