December 1, 1998
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One of the most significant changes affecting health care in the United States is the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the population.
December 1, 1998
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The American Journal of Health Promotion held a conference, "Health Promotion Across the Life Span," on March 23-28, 1998, in Monterey, Calif.
November 1, 1998
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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.
November 1, 1998
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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.
November 1, 1998
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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.
October 1, 1997
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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.
October 1, 1997
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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.
October 1, 1997
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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.
July 1, 1997
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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.
May 1, 1997
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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.