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October 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2002, the Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors co-sponsored the 16th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control.
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.
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.
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Lewin Group, a health care consulting firm based in Falls Church, Va., assessed the strategies that medical groups, managed care organizations and other health care organizations use to improve the quality of their clinical care.
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.
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Emmaus Services for the Aging, in Washington, revitalized its programming and adding more volunteers and services.
July 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Oregon Pacific Research Institute evaluated and enhanced the ongoing support patients need to manage a broad spectrum of chronic diseases, which affect more than 100 million Americans.
January 1, 2007 | Book
One of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's priorities is improving the quality of care delivered to people with chronic illnesses. In this chapter, freelance journalist Irene Wielawski, a frequent contributor to the Anthology series, explores a Foundation-supported initiative called Improving Chronic Illness Care, a pioneering effort spearheaded by Edward Wagner, M.D., of the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle to provide medical care for chronically ill people, whatever their condition.
January 1, 1997 | Book
This Anthology chapter presents findings from the Foundation's attempt to learn more about chronically ill people and the service arrangements for them. The study focuses on a single community, Springfield, Mass.
May 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1992 to 1996, researchers from the University of California created a chronic care chartbook that describes national trends in chronic illness. The research team also published a series of background papers, which were eventually collected in a book.