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Covering Kids & Families

May 6, 2013 | Program Result Report

The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.

Denial is Preferred Mental Health Therapy in N.Y.'s Chinatown Since September 11th Terrorist Attacks

May 24, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Asian American Federation of New York conducted a mental health needs assessment of Asian American World Trade Center victims' families and vulnerable populations in the Chinatown district.

A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of School-Based Active Living Programs

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Activities promoting Active Living by Design (ALbD) were implemented at a public elementary school in Chicago over five years. Students enrolled continuously from Grade 1 through Grade 4 had a significantly lower BMI compared with students who had transferred to the school after Grade 1.

An Action Agenda for Schools and Communities to Fight Obesity

July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report

During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.

Padres Unidos Advocates for Recess Before Lunch

April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.

Health Care Safety Net Resources by State

February 1, 2012 | Report

Examine well-functioning safety nets that provide low-income patients affordable access to comprehensive care.

Resources on the Health Care Safety Net

February 1, 2012 | Report

Resources on the health care safety net, serving unique local networks that are attuned to the needs of the populations they serve.

Model Safety-Net Programs Could Care for the Uninsured at One-Half the Cost of Medicaid or Private Insurance

September 8, 2011 | Journal Article

Because the reforms under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will leave an estimated 20 million or more people still uninsured, some Americans will continue to seek care at low or no cost through existing safety-net systems.

Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions

January 4, 2011 | Issue Brief

Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.

The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: Exeter and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Sea Care)

October 1, 2010 | Report

Related Read the Program Results: Looking at Comprehensive Safety Nets in Seven Communities A Primer on Health Care Safety Nets The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: (Bexar County) San Antonio The Costs and Adequacy of Safet ...

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