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June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
May 22, 2013 | Program Result Report
Consultants from Tandeka LLC developed and led a pilot training program that prepares advocates to spearhead public-policy advocacy campaigns, particularly ones that promote childhood obesity prevention policies.
April 4, 2013 | Story
Five finalist teams were announced at the conclusion of Phase I of AF4Q's Game Challenge, a competition to create game applications that generate useful health care quality data to improve health and health care.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.
March 6, 2013 | Toolkit
This toolkit features videos and and other resources from three AF4Q alliances to introduce the concept of partnering with patients and families in primary care.
March 1, 2013 | Report
Packaged goods companies and restaurant chains can succeed in satisfying both the increased consumer demand for healthier foods and beverages, and improving their bottom lines.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Patients who received self-care instructions from nurses using the teach-back method, retained information but it did not reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates.
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
A higher rating of purpose in life was associated with a reduced likelihood of stroke during this study’s four-year follow-up.
February 26, 2013
Oregon Health and Science University cut readmissions for heart failure patients by 11 percent over an 18-month period through improved patient education.
February 26, 2013
Oregon Health and Science University saw a 65 percent improvement in ensuring patients with limited English proficiency have an interpreter during admission and discharge.