July 29, 2008
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Program Result
From 1997 to 2006, the Partnership for Prevention worked with American business leaders to increase the engagement of employers in promoting workforce health.
June 27, 2011
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Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
February 25, 2011
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Program Result
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York City (ROC) assessed and addressed the lack of health information and resources among low-wage immigrant restaurant workers.
July 1, 2004
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Program Result
Project staff at Saint Peter's University Hospital recruited 101 volunteers from eight workplaces in New Brunswick, N.J., to participate in a community health fitness program called Finding Your Way Fit 2.
November 1, 2003
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Program Result
The Worksite Wellness Project developed and implemented a model for improving the health of uninsured, low-wage workers in Los Angeles by increasing their awareness of basic health care and linking them to existing providers.
June 22, 2007
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Program Result
The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan expanded a project to train hair stylists in African-American neighborhoods as lay health promoters to educate their clients about diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease.
September 1, 2006
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Program Result
From July 2002 to July 2005, staff from the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the United Nations (UN) Medical Services Division collaborated to develop a worksite health promotion program, with a particular focus on smoking cessation, for employees at UN headquarters.