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January 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Emergency department staff at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu and three partner institutions instructed pediatric asthma patients and their parents in asthma management.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Research and Education Institute implemented model systems of emergency medical services for children in rural and remote communities in northern California and developed curricular and training materials to support the systems.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of Arizona College of Medicine developed and tested a model program to train paramedics to treat children with special health care needs at the scene instead of transporting them to an emergency facility.
National Program
Initiative to reduce emergency department visits, increase reliance on primary care providers, improve adherence to clinical protocols, and improve patient knowledge of and compliance with therapeutic regimens.
July 23, 2009 | Story
Ralph W. Hingson's work contributed to legislation making it illegal for people under age 21 to drive after drinking and lowering the allowable blood alcohol limit for adult drivers to .08 percent.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Emergency Department Allies brought together Children's Hospital and Health System and five collaborating hospitals to develop a tracking system to monitor emergency department pediatric asthma care.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Children's National Medical Center implemented an emergency department-based demonstration project to improve the care of children with asthma. The main focus was developing a clinic for repeat patients and their parents.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2001, staff from the Emergency Medical Services for Children National Resource Center, which is housed in Children's National Medical Center, developed a series of white papers on critical issues regarding emergency medical services for children that have surfaced under managed care.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Managing Pediatric Asthma: Emergency Department Demonstration Program developed and tested emergency department-based systems to improve pediatric asthma care.