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February 18, 2010 | Program Result
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
January 26, 2010 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2009, staff members at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, worked to raise the profile and influence of community health workers in the health care system and among policy-makers.
January 17, 2010 | News Release
$15 million investment engages residents in communities of color and indigenous nations in local efforts to improve food and recreation environments.
January 17, 2010 | Story
$15 million investment through Communities Creating Healthy Environments seeks to improve food and recreation access by engaging local residents.
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, a free-lance journalist and former investigative reporter looks at Hablamos Juntos, examining its conceptual bases, observing the program in action, and offering some thoughts—based in part on the evaluation of the program—on the challenges to language-access programs and possible ways of overcoming them.
December 9, 2009 | Program Result
Drexel University School of Public Health hosted the Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. The aim was to support practitioners and advance the field through innovation, policy and research.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Inova, a not-for-profit health care system based in northern Virginia that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers and other health-related organizations, established the role of the patient navigator to meet their needs.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
The participating hospitals were connected to a videoconferencing system through a new statewide communications network known as the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network.
October 29, 2009 | Program Result
RWJF funded two meetings convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC), which led to the creation of the Refugee Health Information Network.