Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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What's New With Community Benefit?
October 18, 2012 | Issue Brief
New community benefit requirements under the Affordable Care Act include community health needs assessments and improvement plans, as well as additional consumer protections on financial assistance, billing, and collections practices.
An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention
November 2, 2012 | Report
This report proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies.
Bridging Clinical Scholarship and Community Scholarship
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.
Scholar Expands Grassroots Prevention Program for Prostate Health
December 21, 2009 | Story
Potentially life-saving program increases outreach to educate black men about the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening, while providing a model for community-based participatory research.
Toward a Neighborhood Resource-Based Theory of Social Capital for Health
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 ...
Following the Call
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 ...
Health of the Public Funding Helps University of Pennsylvania Focus on Population-Based Medicine, Maternal Health
September 1, 2001 | 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.
Home Care Research Initiative
January 25, 2008 | Program Result
The Home Care Research Initiative supported primary research projects to improve knowledge about home care health policy and practice.
RWJF Fellow Wins Women's Health Leadership Award
August 3, 2012 | Story
University of New Mexico Health Policy Center Fellow honored for pioneering work in ‘sex and gender medicine.’
Expanding the Safety-Net of Specialty Care for the Uninsured
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Project Access–New Haven used the principles of community-based participatory research to increase specialty care for vulnerable Latinos