Chronic Care Programs
August 1, 2012 | Report
A broad overview of RWJF’s chronic illness-related programs--their outcomes and their impact on the systems of care for persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Chronic Illness
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What Disability and Long-Term-Care Risks Do Retirees Face?
March 21, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at the Urban Institute used two national surveys to estimate the risk, timing and amount of lifetime disability and long-term care for retirees in the United States.
Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions
January 1, 2006 | Program Result
Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.
When Walking Fails: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions Suggests Policy Solutions
August 16, 2005 | Program Result
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, wrote, When Walking Fails: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions, a book about how mobility problems affect people's lives and how health care and other policies help or hinder their independence.
Survey of Severely Disabled Finds Significant Long-Term Care Needs
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Georgetown University School of Medicine, Mathematica Policy Research and the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services planned, implemented and analyzed the Follow-up Survey to the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement (NHIS-D).
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.
Having a Good Senior Moment: Older Volunteers Help Frail Elderly and Disabled in Northwest Iowa
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Northwest Iowa Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in Estherville, Iowa, expanded its program to include people with serious disabilities.
California Group Offers Resources for Special Needs Children in Managed Care
December 20, 2001 | Program Result
The Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) of the University of California, San Francisco, disseminated a May 1997 institute report entitled Troubling Signs: Severely Ill Children in Employment-Based Managed Care Plans in California.
Unmet Need in the Community
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.
Community Partnerships for Older Adults
December 8, 2011 | Program Result
Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) aimed to improve long-term care and supportive systems for vulnerable older adults by fostering collaborative partnerships and building community capacity.