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Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report

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.

Immigrant and Citizenship Status Affect Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care Services

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

A team of researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health conducted a series of studies on the effects of immigrant and citizenship status on health insurance coverage and access to health care services.

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth

November 21, 2011 | Program Result Report

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.

Speaking Together: National Language Services Network

April 18, 2011 | Program Result Report

Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.

Handbook and Multilingual Workshops Educate Medicaid Recipients about Managed Care Plans in New York City and Philadelphia

December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The Community Service Society of New York to expand an education program for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care. Researchers from New York University evaluated the program.

Program to Address Sociocultural Barriers to Health Care in Hispanic Communities

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

The program developed and implemented community-based interventions that would address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.

Proyecto HEAL Project Helps Colorado Agency Reach Latino Families With Health Information

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

The Latin American Research and Service Agency, located in Denver, implemented community-based interventions to address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.

El Paso's Hispanic Health Needs Assessed in First Phase of National Program to Reduce Sociocultural Barriers to Care

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe participated in the Hispanic Health Needs Assessment during the first year of the program.

Watsonville, Calif., Proyecto HEAL Provides Health Education to Underserved Youth and Families

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

Salud Para la Gente conducted a project to: address overall community health status, address diseases/causes of death that had particularly high rates in the community, and provide health education.

Proyecto HEAL Helps East Los Angeles Multicultural Center Reach Families and Women With Health Services, Education

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

The Multicultural Area Health Education Center was established in 1985 through a US Department of Health and Human Services grant to promote and improve family-oriented primary health care and prevention services in an East Los Angeles community.

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