Case Studies on the Health Care Safety Net
February 1, 2012 | Report
A bibliographic list of health care safety net case studies and their locations.
Community Health Centers (Clinics, FQHCs)
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Community-Based Participatory Research Contributions to Intervention Research
February 10, 2010 | Commentary
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged in the last decades as a transformative research paradigm that bridges the gap between science and practice through community engagement and social action to increase health equity. The authors of this study identify the barriers and challenges within the intervention and implementation of CBPR.
Lansing, Mich., Community Mobilizes to Improve Health Care Access for Uninsured
March 30, 2005 | Program Result
The Ingham County Health Department, working in partnership with hospitals, employers, consumers and insurers in Lansing, Mich., created an organized system of care for county residents.
Providing Modern Dentistry for Folk Who Cling to Old Ways
December 1, 2005 | Program Result
An Indiana University team organized a series of one-day dental clinics in Northern Indiana to treat Amish children for tooth decay and other oral health problems.
A Network of Medical Volunteers Expands in South Carolina
January 16, 2004 | 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.
Summer in the City
March 1, 2002 | Program Result
Duke University supported four premedical students to work as summer interns in community-based health clinics across the country.
Stepped-Up 11-City Project Creates Youth Programs, Primary-Care Clinics
December 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Community Building Initiative of the Local Initiative Support Corporation carried out specific action plans in communities, including the creation of youth programs and primary care health clinics and the upgrading of neighborhood parks and playgrounds.
Putting Nurses in Charge
March 1, 2001 | Program Result
Between 1996 and 1999, Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick, N.J., carried out a project to help define the financial and operational structure necessary for the long-term viability of a nurse-managed primary health care center in Elizabeth, N.J.
Here, There and Everywhere
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
A partnership in Madison, Wis., established a formal link between the South Madison Health and Family Center and area neighborhood schools to test a model of health care delivery.
Minnesota Adds Physicians While Focusing on Community Health Centers
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, State of Minnesota Department of Health, worked to improve both needs assessment and support services for recruitment and retention in the state's rural areas.