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Reach Out Projects Extend Outreach of Medical Care to West Virginians

January 16, 2004 | Program Result

The West Virginia University School of Medicine at Morgantown, W.Va., and three state-sanctioned "Health Right" free clinics developed a project entitled Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved West Virginians.

South Dakota Creates Regional Coordinated Care Networks to Improve Health Care

March 1, 2000 | Program Result

The South Dakota Department of Health addressed the decline in the number of its rural practice sites by creating four Regional Coordinated Care Networks to promote primary care linkages in underserved areas.

Five Projects Collaborate to Provide Better Access to Health Care for the Underserved

September 1, 2000 | Program Result

Five RWJF-funded projects created an organizational structure to support the planning, development and implementation of collaborative approaches to improving health care access for underserved populations in Worcester County that had been underway since 1995.

Watsonville, Calif., Proyecto HEAL Provides Health Education to Underserved Youth and Families

July 1, 1999 | Program Result

Salud Para la Gente conducted a project to: address overall community health status, address diseases/causes of death that had particularly high rates in the community, and provide health education.

Expanding 2006 Binational Health Week

August 28, 2008 | Program Result

The University of California, Berkeley, worked to expand the 2006 Binational Health Week, chiefly by helping local volunteer groups to provide more health screenings for underserved populations and by convening key officials on health issues.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships

December 20, 2012 | Program Result

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships is a 25-year-old national program providing matching grants for innovative community-based projects aimed at improving the health and health care of underserved and vulnerable populations.

Healthy Steps Program Gets Young Children Started on the Right Foot - But Fails to Find a Permanent Home

December 16, 2010 | Program Result

Healthy Steps for Young Children is a program in pediatric and family practices that focuses on the first three years of life.

Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York Connects Tobacco Control with Safe Working Environments

November 18, 2009 | Program Result

The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York was initially formed to help find employment for the surviving workers of Windows on the World.

Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved Americans

October 15, 2009 | Program Result

RWJF launched Reach Out: Physicians' Initiative to Expand Care to Underserved Americans in 1992.

Head Start Programs Identify and Provide Extra Support to Families at Risk

October 5, 2009 | Program Result

Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.

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