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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The availability of new federal grants and tax credits has led community development financial institutions to invest in the creation and expansion of community health centers. This article reviews recent trends and explores opportunities for further collaboration.
October 17, 2011 | Journal Article
On Long Island, N.Y., community members learn the language and process of research while academic researchers learn the language and concerns of community.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents the findings from interviews with nine directors of community dental clinics who had students rotate through their clinics as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national program Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Consumer-directed long-term care service programs give participants the flexibility they want, while reducing unmet need for home and community-based services and supports. Their experiences offer valuable insights, guidance and encouragement to other states contemplating consumer-directed service expansions.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The publication of a series highlighting a new approach to research teaches the value of collaboration when analyzing health issues.
November 19, 2009 | Journal Article
This supplement presents the work of 14 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar studies that were conducted as Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latino children run the highest risk of being uninsured in the United States; 21 percent lack health insurance. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 to provide coverage to uninsured children. Past studies have es ...
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A collection of recent public health research has turned to the relationship of social capital and its impact on health and well being. Criticism of this work focuses on lack of theoretical support and use of flawed methodology. This paper addresses ...
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The recruitment and retention of well-trained, motivated health care providers in underserved communities is a longstanding problem that has led researchers and policy-makers to study providers' motivations for work among the underserved. This study ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
At the midpoint of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the authors report on the learnings and challenges experienced in the initiative thus far.