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Creating Safe Spaces for Children in Schools in Compton, Calif.

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.

Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps

National Program

Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.

Father Absence and Child Well-Being

October 1, 2002 | Report

A Critical Review.

Evaluating the Impact of New Beverage Nutrition Standards in Licensed Childcare in California

March 1, 2013 | Report/Evaluation

California’s Healthy Beverages in Childcare Act was implemented in January 2012 to regulate beverages in licensed childcare centers. This report measures the impact of the policy on childcare practices.

Cutting Through Red Tape to Provide Health Care Services

February 2, 2009 | Story

Poor, rural communities often are strapped for decent health care - sometimes because of sheer bureaucracy. How can private and public funds be leveraged to support excellent care in these communities?

Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools

March 25, 2013 | Program Result

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.

The Homeless Prenatal Program

January 1, 2004 | Book

This chapter of the Anthology focuses on the Homeless Prenatal Program in San Francisco dedicated to working with pregnant women who are homeless.

Pilot Program in Los Angeles County Develops Online Screening Tool to Help Find Insurance Options for Uninsured

December 1, 2002 | Program Result

From 2000 to 2001, the Los Angeles Care Health Plan developed Health Express, an online screening tool for those in Los Angeles County without public health insurance to help them find the coverage options that best fit their needs.

Poor More Likely to be Hospitalized for Diseases Preventable with Primary Care

July 1, 2001 | Program Result

The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

November 19, 2012 | Program Result

RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.

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