January 16, 2004
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Program Result
Starting in August 1994, a managed network of volunteer medical providers called Commun-I-Care continued ongoing efforts to provide non-emergency health care to the uninsured poor in South Carolina.
December 18, 2008
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Journal Article
Participants of the Southern Rural Access Program (SRAP) generally perceived that the SRAP's deliberate strategies yielded synergies that added to the program's impact.
April 19, 2010
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Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
April 1, 2008
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Journal Article
Mexican Americans living in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border comprise one of the most disadvantaged and difficult to reach minority groups in the United States. This article examines health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Hispanics, specifically living in colonias.
March 1, 2005
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Program Result
The Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center provided free health care and dental services to the poor and working poor living in rural Pickens County, Ga.
January 16, 2004
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Program Result
The West Virginia University School of Medicine at Morgantown, W.Va., and three state-sanctioned "Health Right" free clinics developed a project entitled Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved West Virginians.
March 1, 2003
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Program Result
From 2000 to 2001, the Foundation for Island Health developed a business plan and continued work toward a pilot community-based health care system on Martha's Vineyard.
September 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement adapted the organization's existing model for health care improvement processes, known as the Breakthrough Series, for use on the Internet.
February 8, 2007
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Program Result
In 2001, the New Mexico Community Foundation placed nurses in eight family service agencies to increase child immunization rates and refer families for tobacco and alcohol addiction treatment.
December 1, 1998
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Program Result
One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.