Improving Care for Millions of Americans Living with Chronic Illness
August 15, 2012 | Feature/Story
"There had to be better integration and coordination of care, focusing on both medical and nonmedical needs."
Chronic Illness
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Chronic Care
February 1, 2010 | Report
A 2010 update of the RWJF’s 2002 chartbook, Chronic Care: Making the Case for Ongoing Care examines the impact of chronic conditions on individuals and their caregivers, as well as the inadequacies of the U.S. health care system to meet their needs.
Faith in Action Projects Receive Awards for Transportation Projects
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.
PBS Show Explores Challenges of Chronic Illness Faced by Patients, Care Professionals and Families
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
Fred Friendly Seminars produced Who Cares: Chronic Illness in America, a one-hour Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special that explored the challenges confronted every day by health care professionals and families coping with chronic illness.
In Documentary, Stories of Lupus, Six People Talk about Their Experiences
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
This grant helped fund final editing, distribution, and outreach for Stories of Lupus, a 27-minute film examining the experiences of six people with lupus and their families.
Mississippi Community Leaders Get Training to Advocate for Disabled, Chronically Ill
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi operated a pilot project to train Mississippi community leaders to become more effective advocates for the disabled and chronically ill.
Family Friends Program in Philadelphia Provides Helpful Surrogate Grandparents
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Starting in 1996, this project supported the expansion of the Family Friends program, which matched older volunteers with children who have severe disabilities or chronic illness and with their families.
Funding Revitalizes a Project that Serves the Elderly in D.C.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Emmaus Services for the Aging, in Washington, revitalized its programming and adding more volunteers and services.
Going Home From the Hospital: Project Supports Elderly, Chronically Ill Residents of Absecon Island, N.J. - and Develops a Regional Health Information Organization
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County worked to improve home care for frail older residents of Absecon Island, in New Jersey, who were being discharged from hospitals and other care facilities.
Study of Vital Statistics by ZIP Code Shows Health Disparities Affecting Minorities in the Treatment of Kidney and Cardiovascular Diseases
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The National Minority Health Month Foundation created a minority health status database and used it to determine whether different outcomes were related to minority versus non-minority ZIP codes.