Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness

National Program

To support community-based coalitions aimed at improving efforts to control pediatric asthma.

Engaging Employers on Paying for Health Care That's Proven to Work

October 1, 2012 | Report

Findings on employers’ familiarity with–and reactions to–concepts related to paying for care based on demonstrated achievement on quality.

Urban American Indians Have High Levels of Depression, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Study Shows

November 10, 2009 | Program Result

In November 2005, the Seattle Indian Health Board convened an Urban Indian Health Commission to study the health status and health care needs of urban Indians.

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release

Vermont: Empowering Direct-Care Workers Through Education

April 25, 2011 | Program Result

"We made sure we developed both centralized and individualized curricula that addressed the needs expressed by each participating site" in the Vermont Better Jobs, Better Care project, said the project director.

Advancing the Field of Health Games

March 31, 2011 | Program Result

Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.

Beyond the Cathedral

October 1, 2009 | Journal Article

The Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh has developed sustainable public health interventions for the African-American community in Pittsburgh. Through one program, African-American owned barbershops and beauty salons began providing vital health services and information.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Asthma Self-Management Support Comparing Clinic-Based Nurses and In-Home Community Health Workers

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Adding home health visits by community health workers for families already receiving in-clinic support from asthma nurses, gives their asthmatic children 24 more symptom-free days per year on average and also modestly improves quality of life for caregivers.

Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness

June 1, 2009 | Program Result

Allies Against Asthma supported the efforts of seven community-based coalitions to improve the management of pediatric asthma in their areas.