Faith in Action
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology presents the Foundation's long-standing initiative Faith in Action, a program that encourages voluntarism as a strategy for meeting the needs of the chronically ill.
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2006 Conference Develops a Map of Research Priorities for Health Care Facility Design as a Means to Improve Patient Outcomes and Staff Satisfaction
January 1, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology convened a conference to develop a research agenda on the role of health care facility design and patient safety, patient and family experiencem and nurse/staff working conditions.
Interviews with 9/11 Responders Available in Columbia University's Oral History Collection
January 1, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at Columbia University conducted more than 40 in-depth interviews with public health and emergency workers who were at the scene in the days and months following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Survey Findings
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
From 1996 to 1999, researchers at Harvard Medical School conducted a study of how the organization, financing and characteristics of medical providers affect the quality and the costs of care received by people with HIV/AIDS.
Ninety-Minute Video Educates Health Professional on the Role of Race and Genetics in Health Care
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
The National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics produced and disseminated a 90-minute television program to educate health care professionals about the role of race and genetics in health care.
Chicago Project Delivers Support to Young Mothers-to-Be
April 11, 2008 | Program Result
Chicago Health Connection developed and implemented a four-year pilot project that used nonmedical birth assistants known as doulas to help low-income single teen mothers in high-risk Chicago neighborhoods.
Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: CD-ROM Training Tool for Health Care Providers Improves Their Treatment of Pregnant Smokers
May 8, 2008 | Program Result
The Dartmouth Medical School created, assessed and distributed Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond, a multimedia educational tool to help health care practitioners treat tobacco dependence in pregnant women.
New Act Removes Roadblocks to Interstate Recognition of Volunteer Health Workers During Emergencies
June 26, 2008 | Program Result
Between July 2006 and October 2007, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws drafted and disseminated a recommended state statute called the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act that states can adopt.
Speaking Together Toolkit
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
This toolkit provides advice to hospitals on improving quality and accessibility of language services.
Program Results Topic Summary: Health Professions Leadership Development
July 28, 2008 | Program Result
This report highlights several of the Foundation's key leadership development programs, and pulls together the lessons learned from these various programs about how to develop leaders and what makes for a strong leader.