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Illness and Injury Can Lead to Personal Bankruptcy

October 29, 2009 | Program Result

Researchers with Harvard Medical School studied the relationship between illness, injury and bankruptcy among more than 1,700 individuals who had filed for personal bankruptcy in federal court in five states in spring and summer 2001.

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.

Inner-City Residents in Rochester, N.Y., Receive Community-Based Care

April 1, 2006 | Program Result

Project SHARED developed a community-based project to enable chronically ill, low-income people in two inner-city neighborhoods to better manage their own health and to engage in behavior change that supported health.

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.

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living

February 25, 2013 | Program Result

Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.

Innovative Nursing Care Model Goes Mainstream With 100th Home

September 28, 2011 | News Release

New poll, economic data underscores demand, viability of The Green House model.

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.

Dynamics of Obesity and Chronic Health Conditions Among Children and Youth

February 16, 2010 | Journal Article

A study of the course of obesity, asthma and other chronic childhood ailments over time reveals the dynamic nature of these conditions and underscores the need for continuous, comprehensive health care services for all children.

Busy at the Beehive: Low-Income and Low-Literate Patients Go Online to Find Help Managing Their Diabetes

July 1, 2010 | Program Result

Staff at One Economy Corporation created and expanded Manage Your Diabetes, an interactive Web site designed to help people with low incomes and low literacy skills monitor and control their diabetes.

A Case Control Study of Home Foreclosure, Health Conditions, and Health Care Utilization

June 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Using computerized medical record data, this case-control study seeks to better understand health status and health care utilization before foreclosure. Findings suggest health care utilization changes before foreclosures, although more research is needed to understand further health care utilization of those experiencing home foreclosure.

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