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March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, State of Minnesota Department of Health, worked to improve both needs assessment and support services for recruitment and retention in the state's rural areas.
September 1, 2005 | Program Result
Project staff at the Urban Institute worked with experts in the field to develop recommendations for a research and demonstration agenda to improve the recruitment and retention of frontline long-term care workers.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The State of Nebraska Department of Health launched five regional networks that have improved access to care in rural areas, offered managed care products to rural consumers, and enhanced recruitment and retention efforts of rural physicians.
September 1, 2006 | Program Result
Trained community health advocates conducted outreach efforts with residents of Sandtown-Winchester, a 72-block low-income neighborhood of Baltimore, to help them gain access to health insurance and needed services.
June 28, 2010 | Program Result
On-Site On-Line Nursing Program a one-day a week curriculum leading to an associate’s degree in nursing, allows students already working in health care to pursue the training necessary to take the RN licensing exam while continuing to work.
January 1, 2003 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, an award-winning journalist, the evaluator of the Foundation's Reach Out program, and a frequent contributor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, examines this ambitious 10-state effort.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Texas Department of Health established an initiative to build upon the state's primary health care program that funds selected sites that are providing primary and preventive care to low-income uninsured persons.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services established a statewide alliance of public and private organizations devoted to advancing primary care initiatives.