March 1, 2007
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Program Result
The Grosvenor Neighborhood House provided substance abuse and early pregnancy prevention services to girls and young women ages eight to 18.
April 4, 2013
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New Public Health
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Prevention Agenda: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan is a 5-year plan to improve the health and quality of life for everyone who lives in New York State. Health improvement plans are a prerequisite for public health department accreditation.
May 3, 2013
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Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.
May 16, 2011
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Story
As economy drives demand for its programs, the Center for Family Life and Recovery in Utica, New York, led by Cassandra Sheets, stretches its dollars and hones its services.
January 27, 2011
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Program Result
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
October 1, 2002
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Program Result
East Side House, Inc., a social services agency in the Bronx, N.Y., replicated its Community-Based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, developed in 1997 in collaboration with Planned Parenthood of New York City.
October 1, 2001
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Program Result
In February 1991, the New York City Board of Education approved a plan for expanded HIV/AIDS education that included making condoms available on request to the 261,000 students in the city's 120 public high schools.
January 1, 2007
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Book
This chapter of the Anthology provides a close look at an innovative community-level program and the individuals who have worked to improve health locally.
August 31, 1998
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Program Result
SmokeFree Educational Services, Inc., New York, carried out a project to purchase a smokefree advertising campaign on the roofs of New York City taxi cabs.
May 1, 1997
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Program Result
Work In America Institute, Inc., Scarsdale, N.Y., carried out a pilot project to provide parents in the workplace with skills to help their children more effectively avoid the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.