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September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Center for Public Service Communications held two meetings to discuss ways to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care information among refugee and immigrant communities.
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
As demand for nurses continues to grow, there has been an increase in the number of foreign-educated nurses choosing to work in the United States.
October 15, 2007 | Program Result Report
From 2002 to 2006, the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, known as the MED, in Memphis, Tenn., improved and expanded language services for Spanish-speaking patients throughout the organization.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted a pilot study to identify and assess why immigrant mothers (primarily those from Mexico) living in the United States have better pregnancy outcomes than native-born Hispanic mothers.
January 12, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1998, Radio Bilingue used funds from RWJF and other sources to maintain a health desk and produce health programming and public service messages.
January 1, 2011 | Book
This article provides fresh evidence of low mortality rates among adult and older Hispanic immigrants. The authors cite numerous studies, including several refuting "salmon-bias " Hispanic neighborhoods seem to provide cultural support systems promoting good health.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.
December 16, 2010 | Journal Article
U.S.-born nonpregnant women are more likely to engage in harmful behaviors than their foreign-born counterparts.
January 7, 2013 | Program Result Report
Since 2001, More Than Wheels has helped nearly 1,500 low-income families in New England purchase reliable, fuel-efficient cars. The program also works to give people skills to improve their financial stability and their overall health and well-being.