May 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Models That Work Campaign seeks to improve access to health care for vulnerable and underserved populations by showcasing successful models through a national competition.
April 1, 2002
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Program Result
From 1998 to 2000, staff at Dartmouth Medical School examined ways to strengthen community health centers and other safety-net providers who provide much of the care for the country's uninsured.
September 1, 2001
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Program Result
The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, established a collaborative educational program with an infant mortality program and introduced medical and nursing students to population-based medicine through a focus on maternal and infant health.
June 1, 2000
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Program Result
The State of Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Jackson, Miss., conducted a two-pilot project known as Mississippi Connections that focused on providing an integrated system of services in the home and community.
January 1, 1999
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Book
This chapter of the Anthology presents the Foundation's long-standing initiative Faith in Action, a program that encourages voluntarism as a strategy for meeting the needs of the chronically ill.
January 25, 2008
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Program Result
The Home Care Research Initiative supported primary research projects to improve knowledge about home care health policy and practice.
August 1, 2007
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Program Result
The Society for Community Research and Action sponsored a conference to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration in community-based research.
February 28, 2002
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Story
"The light at the end of the tunnel is ... that I carried the struggle further, and that I taught my children correctly, in the way they choose to continue the struggle for Indian people."
- Lorelei DeCora
February 28, 2002
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Story
To Dr. Cheryl Holder, success lies in "…understanding the needs of my community and how to make solutions happen."
February 28, 2002
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Story
"I remember Ronald's smile and upbeat attitude about everything. No matter how despairing and hopeless I felt (I was clinically depressed) he continually encouraged me and always pointed out the positive side to situations."