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September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Minnesota evaluated a state health reform initiative, overhauled the medical school's ambulatory care instruction, and formed a partnership with a local community to identify and address environmental health problems.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Indiana University, Indianapolis, developed an interdisciplinary program that allowed students from the schools of social work, nursing, dentistry, and medicine to work with community partners to gain experience in population-based practice and research.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Illinois at Chicago introduced a new course on community-oriented health care, completed profiles of two low-income communities, developed a model for teaching students in a community health center, and opened a Health Policy Center.
April 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Between 1996 and 1998, the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, oversaw the development of two books on the changing roles and responsibilities of public health and medicine in the 21st century.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Health of the Public: An Academic Challenge co-funded in 1992 by RWJF and The Pew Charitable Trusts, challenged academic health centers to broaden their mission to address the health needs of their surrounding communities.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Columbia University, New York, established a partnership between Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Washington Heights-Inwood section of northern Manhattan, including an information office, a grand rounds program, and a visiting scholars program.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1997, Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., established a new curriculum in adolescent health, building on a pre-existing initiative to reduce teen pregnancy.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Cincinnati created a new Population Methods Unit, which used population methods, incorporated population-based medicine into the medical school curriculum, and conducted a "medical census" of low-income area near Cincinnati.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Thomas Jefferson University expanded coverage of topics concerning population health in the Jefferson Medical College curriculum and established university-community partnerships to promote the health of individuals living in and around Philadelphia.
September 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Iowa established a community-university partnership in rural health care and prevention that used qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the health of the population in three counties and helped those counties set goals and address local needs.