Kane Kares: Nurses Who Make House Calls
October 27, 2009 | Story
Nurse-Family Partnership programs such as Kane Kares help change the lives of vulnerable first-time mothers and their babies through ongoing home visits from registered nurses.
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Kane County Health Director Paul Kuehnert: Working from Personal Experience
October 27, 2009 | Story
Kuehnert’s role is to teach basic care skills and help mothers and babies develop a strong relationship.
Kane Kares: Nurses Who Make House Calls
October 27, 2009 | Story/Video
Nurse-Family Partnership programs such as Kane Kares help change the lives of vulnerable first-time mothers and their babies through ongoing home visits from registered nurses.
Partners in Caregiving: The Dementia Services Program
September 1, 2009 | Program Result
Partners in Caregiving: The Dementia Services Program was a 4.5-year, $2.5-million national program to build on the lessons from a prior program called the Dementia Care and Respite Services Program.
PIER Program Supports Young Adults with Mental Health Problems
January 7, 2009 | Video/Story
How the Portland Identification and Early Referral program intervenes to prevent severe mental illness in teens and young adults.
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.
In Two California Counties Health Teams Support Grandparents Raising Their Grandkids
March 1, 2006 | Program Result
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1999 more than 3.9 million children in America were being raised in homes maintained by one or more grandparent.
Lessons Learned
May 1, 2006 | Program Result
This Program Results Special Report highlights the lessons learned from Partners in Caregiving, an RWJF national program that has helped build sustainable community-based adult day services by working with adult day centers across the country. The r ...
Listen Closely: Cognitively Impaired Adults Can Express Preferences for Care
June 22, 2004 | Program Result
The Family Caregiver Alliance conducted a study exploring to what extent adults with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment can make their preferences known regarding decisions involving their everyday care.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Georgia State University in Atlanta established a National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to provide resources for at-risk intergenerational families and to replicate Georgia's Project Healthy Grandparents in several cities nationally.