January 1, 1999
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Book
This chapter of the Anthology offers the chance to reflect upon grantmaking done by the Foundation largely in the relatively distant past and to consider the lessons to be drawn from more than a quarter century's experience.
May 17, 2007
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Program Result
Partnerships for Training developed eight regional education systems to increase the number of primary care providers in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas of the United States.
October 1, 2004
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Program Result
The Delta Health Education Partnership developed a distance-education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in the federally designated Medically Underserved Area of the lower Mississippi Delta.
October 1, 2004
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Program Result
Duke University-East Carolina University Partnerships for Training developed Web-based degree programs for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students in federally designated Medically Underserved Areas in North Carolina.
October 1, 2004
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Program Result
From 1995 to 2002, a coalition of eight universities and colleges offered a distance education degree program for nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife and physician assistant students working in rural Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona.
January 1, 2003
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Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, an award-winning journalist, the evaluator of the Foundation's Reach Out program, and a frequent contributor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, examines this ambitious 10-state effort.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
The Texas Department of Health established an initiative to build upon the state's primary health care program that funds selected sites that are providing primary and preventive care to low-income uninsured persons.
March 1, 2000
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Program Result
State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services established a statewide alliance of public and private organizations devoted to advancing primary care initiatives.