Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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May 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nancy Ryan-Wenger was a lead investigator of the first-ever study to systematically elicit the views of hospitalized children and adolescents on the quality of their nursing care.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article assesses patient safety indicators (PSIs) over the past decade to examine whether national safety and quality trends have improved. Of the 15 PSIs considered in this study, seven PSIs had increasing annual percentages changes and seven had decreasing annual percentage changes.
October 1, 2009 | Evaluation
This paper provides new findings on how low-income parents perceive the quality and affordability of care available to the uninsured.
August 31, 2009 | Story
Maxine Proskurowski, R.N., M.S., is a veteran soldier in the campaign for school-based health centers, which give students of all backgrounds access to high-quality, affordable health care.
November 14, 2003 | Program Result
Louisiana's Office of Public Health: Adolescent and School Health Division further developed school-based health centers (SHBCs) in the state by establishing new centers, providing technical assistance to existing SHBCs and nurturing support.
October 28, 2002 | Program Result
The New Hampshire Healthy Kids Corporation worked with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to implement the state's State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
August 26, 2008 | Program Result
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality worked to create a learning network aimed at accelerating clinical improvements in the prevention and treatment of obesity in children.
July 26, 2007 | Program Result
Drug Strategies conducted three projects that followed up on their guide, "Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs," produced in 2003 with support from RWJF.
November 1, 2011 | Video/Story
It's more than two or more health professionals working side by side; it's about respect and understanding.
April 12, 2011 | Story
What factors are associated with the clustering of fast food restaurants close to schools? Are they more likely to cluster around schools serving minority or poor children? Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D., set out to find some answers.