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Opening Doors: A Program to Reduce Sociocultural Barriers to Health Care

December 1, 1998 | Program Result

One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.

Health Promotion Efforts Target Hard-to-Reach Youth and Senior Populations

December 1, 1998 | Program Result

The American Journal of Health Promotion held a conference, "Health Promotion Across the Life Span," on March 23-28, 1998, in Monterey, Calif.

Guide Teaches High School Students the A-B-C's of Emerging Infectious Diseases

November 1, 1998 | Program Result

In 1997, the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc. wrote, produced and disseminated an activities and curriculum guide to help teach high school students about public health threats, issues, and practices.

Click and Quit

November 1, 1998 | Program Result

Between 1996 and 1997, Join Together, an organization at Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, developed the first national tobacco control World Wide Web site.

Community Service Project Evaluates Adding a Health and Safety Component

November 1, 1998 | Program Result

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation carried out a planning project to incorporate a specific focus on health into the National School and Community Corps program funded by AmeriCorps.

Community-Based TB Prevention Programs

October 1, 1997 | Program Result

From 1994 to 1997, staff at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, developed a tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention program by linking health care resources aimed at the control of tuberculosis, with community-based resources for under-served populations in Baltimore City.

New Database Aimed at Linking Atlanta Groups in TB Fight

October 1, 1997 | Program Result

Emory University School of Medicine oversaw the Atlanta TB Prevention Coalition, a collaborative and coordinated effort by the various groups in Atlanta involved in education, care, and management of individuals with or at risk for TB.

Surmounting Barriers of Language and Law, Health Officials Align Efforts in TB Control

October 1, 1997 | Program Result

The County of San Diego, Department of Health Services used a combination of improved information systems, technical assistance, training and education to overcome barriers in treating tuberculosis along the US/Mexico border in San Diego County.

Smokers Kick the Habit; Companies Reap Benefits - at Very Low Cost

July 1, 1997 | Program Result

From 1992 to 1995, researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich. developed a computer simulation model to evaluate the health, economic, and demographic implications of a worksite smoking cessation program.

Finding Better Ways to Treat Alcohol Abuse Among Seniors

May 1, 1997 | Program Result

The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority created the Resident Education and Assistance Program to address problems of undiagnosed substance abuse among elderly residents living in subsidized public and private housing.

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