Retail Clinic Visits and Receipt of Primary Care
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A public health debate is ongoing with respect to the consequences of retail clinic use.
Community Health Centers (Clinics, FQHCs)
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Watch the Archived Webcast for the Forum on the Future of Nursing: Community Health, Public Health, Primary Care, and Long-Term Care
December 6, 2009 | Story
The Initiative held the Forum on the Future of Nursing: Community Health, Public Health, Primary Care, and Long-Term Care on December 3, 2009, at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Free Clinics Helping to Patch the Safety Net
February 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Volunteer-based clinics have existed in the United States for decades providing health care to the uninsured and underinsured. These free clinics all share a common dependence on volunteer staff and philanthropic provision of financial and non-finan ...
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.
Health Center Screens and Treats Depression and Addictions on Cape Cod
June 22, 2009 | Program Result
In 2004, four community health centers began screening their patients for depression and addictions. Patients were originally referred elsewhere for treatment, but the centers later hired social workers and a psychiatrist and began mental health treatment themselves.
Additional Services at Primary-Care Clinics Could Reduce Nonurgent Hospital Emergency Departments Visits
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey examined why people use hospital emergency departments for medically nonurgent situations - a situation that occurs in as many as two-thirds of pediatric visits to emergency departments.
Inner-City Health Care Center Provides Essential Health Services
October 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Ounce of Prevention Fund, a public/private partnership that promotes the well-being of children in Illinois, established a maternal and child health care center at the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing complex in Chicago.
New Primary Care Facilities Support New York City's Underserved Communities
April 1, 2001 | Program Result
RWJF joined in a multi-foundation New York City-State effort to improve access to basic health services to New York City residents through a program focusing on planning, development and construction of new primary care facilities.
Inner-City Primary Care Centers Built as Models for N.Y.C. Health Infrastructure
January 1, 2007 | Program Result
Starting in 1992, the United Hospital Fund of New York created the Primary Care Development Program, which organized a consortium of NYC foundations.
Community-Based Primary Care Centers Affected by Medicaid Clients Moving into Managed Care
January 1, 1999 | Program Result
During 1997 and 1998, researchers at the University of Washington Institute for Public Policy and Management assessed the needs of community-based primary care centers to participate successfully in managed care.