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January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Children's Futures, a 10-year RWJF initiative, developed a comprehensive, citywide program in Trenton, N.J. focusing on the critical time period of prenatal care to age three to ensure health and school readiness. This article explores the initiative's first five years, the available results and lessons learned.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition conducted eight focus groups to assess community health workers' knowledge of breastfeeding and lactation management and to learn how they perceived the value of using technology in their work.
August 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Partnership for Children developed a campaign to mobilize community support for children and youth in Greater Kansas City.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition - a national coalition of more than 200 organizational members representing diverse maternal and child health constituencies - held three separate national conferences on maternal and child health.
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
September 6, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How do you plan to identify children and families for the program? Lopez: Any children who live in two specific zip codes in East Harlem are eligible. That takes in tens of thousands of apartment units. And, unfortunately, 15 to 25 percent of s ...
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Free To Grow brought together diverse community partners to help strengthen families and communities. At one site, Wausau, Wis., the partners worked to change social norms on alcohol use and abuse.
February 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
For instance, there are programs to educate pediatric physicians to apply fluoride varnishes, and for nurse practitioners to do oral exams and provide preventive services for young children during check-ups. HCB: What else did the Initiative include ...
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
RAND Health worked with a panel of health experts to develop a set of policy recommendations, with implementation and funding options for each, for improving childhood asthma outcomes nationwide.
April 11, 2008 | Program Result
Chicago Health Connection developed and implemented a four-year pilot project that used nonmedical birth assistants known as doulas to help low-income single teen mothers in high-risk Chicago neighborhoods.