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Forums Educate Funders about Disability Policy Issues

September 1, 2000 | Program Result

Starting in May 1995, the Council on Foundations, Washington, and the Dole Foundation, Washington, carried out two series of forums on grantmaking and disability policy and produced related publications.

Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions

January 1, 2006 | Program Result

Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.

Financing for Homeless Programs to be Secured with Reliable Public Funds

May 1, 1997 | Program Result

The Corporation for Supportive Housing developed a plan for a nationally replicable model that would offer viable, long-term financing of services linked to permanent housing.

What Disability and Long-Term-Care Risks Do Retirees Face?

March 21, 2009 | Program Result

Researchers at the Urban Institute used two national surveys to estimate the risk, timing and amount of lifetime disability and long-term care for retirees in the United States.

Having a Good Senior Moment: Older Volunteers Help Frail Elderly and Disabled in Northwest Iowa

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Northwest Iowa Retired & Senior Volunteer Program in Estherville, Iowa, expanded its program to include people with serious disabilities.

A National Resource Center is Not the Answer to Better Health Care for Special Needs Kids

December 1, 2002 | Program Result

The HSC Foundation conducted a study to determine the feasibility of a proposed national resource center that would assist children with disabilities and their families in overcoming obstacles to receiving health care and other needed services.

Chronic Care Programs

August 1, 2012 | Report

A broad overview of RWJF’s chronic illness-related programs--their outcomes and their impact on the systems of care for persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Does Giving a Mitral Valve Prolapse Diagnosis Cause Patients to Develop Symptoms and Functional Disabilities?

January 24, 2013 | Story

Clinical Scholar, Sheldon Retchin, MD, was interested in "a phenomenon that was called 'labeling' - basically the consequences of receiving a diagnosis and the psychological consequences of the diagnosis."

Depression of Whole-Brain Oxygen Extraction Fraction is Associated with Poor Outcome in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

February 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study measures the oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) to gauge metabolic abnormalities by using a magnetic resonance (MR) technique. This study supports previous studies' findings: OEF is decreased in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, and correlates with the severity of the injury.

Independent Choices: Enhancing Consumer Direction for People with Disabilities

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Program to foster the development of consumer-directed home and community-based services for people of all ages with chronic disabilities.

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