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September 1, 2006 | Story
Gonzales says it is a matter of reducing patients' expectations through education, "allowing the patient/provider relationship to be positive without the physician feeling she's denying the patient something."
March 10, 2009
Flores recognized for helping middle school and high school students from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities pursue their dreams of entering a health profession.
November 19, 2012 | Program Result
RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
January 31, 2011 | Program Result
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative invested $3.4 million in a first round of grants for workforce programs that were expected to train and advance nearly 700 low-income and low-wage, entry-level and incumbent workers.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
How doctors present information, and whether their clients realize the information was presented, are more important to patient satisfaction than what specific content a doctor relays, according to this novel study comparing how parents and trained observers perceived the doctors' communications during pediatric visits.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Mexican-Americans' limited English proficiency results in their having fewer recommendations from their doctors for colorectal cancer screening tests.
April 19, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 are intended to foster electronic prescribing by requiring standards for interoperability and by permitting third parties to offset implementation costs. ...
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The impact of food marketing on the taste preferences of preschool children was explored in this study. Study participants were 63 parents and their children ranging from 3- to 5-years of age. Children took part in a food tasting experiment. The chi ...