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October 10, 2012 | Journal Article
A bidirectional relationship between patient trust and shared decision-making with primary care physician has the potential to ultimately impact health outcomes.
July 27, 2011 | Story
Growing up in Alaska, she knew no female physicians, no Native American physicians and no physicians of color. "You don't know what you can do until you're exposed to the possibility," she says.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
The Center for New Community conducted a grassroots effort to address health and related problems of immigrants working in meatpacking and poultry-processing plants in 12 rural communities in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of diabetes prevention and management programs implemented by community-based organizations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of the Texas-Mexico border region finds 19 free or low-cost programs based on state and national guidelines.
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the author, Will Bunch, describes RWJF's Caring Across Communities program and the different approaches adopted by its grantees in 15 communities Bunch examines lessons that have emerged from the program.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors recommend that educational programs be evaluated for the effect on the oral health of the children they serve and that closer medical-dental collaborations be fostered at all levels of the educational continuum.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
With few general dentists treating children under age four, pediatricians have an important role in performing dental screenings of young children and educating their families about preventive oral health. The authors suggest that dentists and pediatricians work together to improve the quality of preventive and oral health care available to their patients.
May 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences
October 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Although use of clinical preventive services (CPS) such as cholesterol screening, pap smears and mammograms is rising, the rate of patient CPS utilization is still considered suboptimal by many health practitioners. This study used a telephone survey of adults in eight rural southeastern states to assess whether an individual's beliefs about periodic checkups contributed to the likelihood of their receiving CPS.
October 1, 2005 | Story
As an undergraduate at Yale University, Richard Payne, MD, MPH, completed a BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was awarded his MD from Harvard University in 1977.