Rural Health Care Needs Identified
September 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the National Rural Health Association held a conference that would develop an agenda for research on rural health policy.
Medically Underserved Areas
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Metropolitan Fragmentation and Health
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article explores the relationship between metropolitan fragmentation, and racial disparities in mortality among Backs and Whites in the 1990s.
Virtual Knowledge Network Enables Primary Care Providers to Offer Best Practice Care for Complex Diseases
May 16, 2011 | Story
Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in 2004 to leverage scarce specialist resources and expand access to treatment for patients with hepatitis C throughout New Mexico.
How Country Doctors Deal with a Changing World
January 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
The People-to-People Health Foundation conducted a national survey of rural physicians in 1993 and 1994 to examine their practice style and supply in medically underserved areas.
Program Results Topic Summary: Rural Health Care - Improving Access to Care
March 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
This report summarizes some of the lessons learned through RWJF-supported efforts to improve access to health care for Americans living in rural areas.
Building Bridges, Making Connections
April 18, 2011 | Video/Story
Diversity in the health care workforce is a guiding principle of all Foundation programs.
Senate Passes Historic Health Reform Measure
December 23, 2009 | Story
For the first time, most Americans would be required to obtain health insurance, either through their employer or via new, government-regulated exchanges
2002 National Conference Promotes Appropriate Antibiotic Use
November 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
In November 2002, the California Medical Association Foundation held a national conference entitled "Diverse Partners, Common Goal: Working Together to Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use."
Community-Based Clinics and Hospitals Key to Expanding Access to Underserved
April 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2000, staff at Dartmouth Medical School examined ways to strengthen community health centers and other safety-net providers who provide much of the care for the country's uninsured.
More Doctors are Needed in America's Inner Cities
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School examined changes in the availability of physicians in U.S. urban areas from 1980 to 1997.