Are Local Laws the Key to Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning?
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
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Philadelphia's Lead Court Is Making a Difference
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Philadelphia's Lead Court shows compliance for lead hazard remediation improvement.
Philadelphia Study: Language, Transportation Difficulties Get in Way of Health Care for Chinese and Vietnamese Immigrant Children and Families
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
From January to December 2004, Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth explored the barriers that Vietnamese and Chinese immigrant children face in obtaining health care.
Pennsylvania: Forming Regional Coalitions in a Large State
April 25, 2011 | Program Result
The lead agency for the 40-member Pennsylvania coalition for the Better Jobs Better Care project divided the state into five regions in order to provide a local focus on long-term care worker issues in the large state.
Under "Covering Kids" Pennsylvania Increases Health Care Coverage of Uninsured Children
March 1, 2005 | Program Result
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children led the Statewide Covering Kids and Families Coalition in an effort to increase the number of eligible children in the state enrolled in government-funded health insurance coverage programs.
Pennsylvania Self-Determination for People with Developmental Disabilities Promotes Flexibility in Living Arrangements and Services
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation ran pilot projects to develop and implement the first steps of county plans to give people with developmental disabilities greater choice in determining the services they receive.
It Takes a Community to Solve a Health Problem
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1993 to 2001, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, developed and implemented Community Health in Focus, a program designed to use the convening role of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to stimulate action on health care issues identified by local communities.
Philadelphia Registry Increases Immunization Rates
June 1, 2002 | Program Result
Immunization registries working in collaboration with other public agencies and community organizations can have a substantial impact on increasing the immunization rate of a community's children.
Let's Get Together
April 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Lehigh Valley Hospital worked to strengthen efforts between two local coalitions: the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley, which focused on reducing adult and youth tobacco use, and the ALERT Partnership, which focused on illegal drug and alcohol issues.
Pennsylvania Coalition Funded by RWJF National Program to Reduce Underage Drinking Through Coalitions
July 31, 2007 | Program Result
Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking conducted statewide activities to reduce alcohol use among underage youth.