The Urban Health Initiative
January 1, 2008 | Book
The Urban Health Initiative, a major effort of the Foundation, aims to improve the health and safety of children living in five medium-size and large cities.
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Nurse-Family Partnership Program
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
RWJF has provided 12 grants totaling $26.8 million to support development of David L. Olds' home-visiting model and its national replication as the Nurse-Family Partnership.
A Closer Look at the Olds Model
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
The architects of the Nurse-Family Partnership grounded the program's strategy and content in research and theory.
Resource Center Addresses Legal Issues for People with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
February 20, 2007 | Program Result
Eric Schnapper, L.L.B., and a team of researchers at the University of Washington School of Law established the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Legal Issues Resource Center.
New York City Community Center Provides Substance Abuse and Pregnancy Prevention Counseling for Young Girls
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Grosvenor Neighborhood House provided substance abuse and early pregnancy prevention services to girls and young women ages eight to 18.
Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care: Solutions People Want
April 17, 2008 | Story
"Disruptive innovations are technologies, processes or business models that bring to market products or services that are more affordable and simpler to use than what is currently available."
Wisconsin Creates Health Profiles of Pregnant Women and Infants, Children, People with Chronic Conditions
May 1, 1999 | Program Result
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services worked with its Interagency Working Group to improve the state's health statistics infrastructure to make it more responsive to people's needs and more accessible.
Self-Confidence in Quitting is Top Reason Pregnant Women Stop Smoking
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
Although 20 percent to 40 percent of pregnant smokers stop smoking sometime during pregnancy, a significant number continue smoking, and most return to smoking in the first six months after the birth of the baby.
Midwives Fill the Gap in Delivering Prenatal and Obstetrical Care in Florida
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla., established the Florida Midwifery Resource Center to increase the availability and accessibility of midwifery services throughout the state.
Found
April 1, 1997 | Program Result
In 1989, California became the second state in the United States to list maternal insurance data on birth certificates, thus linking self-reported insurance coverage to birth outcomes.