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Support of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

January 1, 1999 | 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.

Partnerships for Training: Regional Education Systems for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants

May 17, 2007 | 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.

Partnerships for Training Distance Learning Project Trains Clinicians to Serve the Health Needs of Mississippi Delta Residents

October 1, 2004 | 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.

Partnerships for Training Online Nursing Degree Program Boosts Level of Care in Rural North Carolina

October 1, 2004 | 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.

Mountain and Plains Partnerships for Training Project Offers Advanced Distance Education for Nurses in Underserved Rural West

October 1, 2004 | 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.

Practice Sights

January 1, 2003 | 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.

Practice Sights: State Primary Care Development Strategies

March 1, 2000 | 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.

Maine Seeks to Provide Rural Health Care Services Despite Rough Weather and Terrain

March 1, 2000 | Program Result

In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.

Texas Takes Community-Oriented Approach to Providing Rural Health Care

March 1, 2000 | 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.

Wisconsin Establishes Public-Private Alliance to Advance Primary Care Initiatives

March 1, 2000 | 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.

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