December 20, 2009
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Story
Nursing professor Bob Atkins is discovering how low-income children can better manage routine health problems like ringworm, tooth decay and poor vision.
December 1, 2004
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Program Result
In January and February 2003, WGBH Educational Foundation aired a three-part Frontline series called "Failure to Protect," which addresses problems with the child welfare system in America.
December 1, 2004
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Program Result
The 1996 federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (known as welfare reform) changed the focus of welfare from providing open-ended financial aid to providing transitional assistance while the head of household secures work.
February 1, 2002
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Program Result
Families and Work Institute, a New York-based nonprofit organization, coordinated a national campaign to promote young children's healthy development.
June 1, 2000
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Program Result
From 1995 to 1997, staff at the Citizen's TennCare Review Commission undertook a number of analyses to examine the effectiveness of the TennCare program, which in 1994 had replaced Tennessee's Medicaid program.
August 26, 2008
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Program Result
RWJF has provided 12 grants totaling $26.8 million to support development of David L. Olds' home-visiting model and its national replication as the Nurse-Family Partnership.
July 12, 2007
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Evaluation
Preliminary results from the evaluation of Covering Kids & Families® (CKF) shed light on its operations and the environment in which it aims to create social change.