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

July 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

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 Report

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.

RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color

Feature

Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color

Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy

May 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.

Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color

February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.

Differences in Smoking Behavior and Attitudes Among Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Non-Latino White Caregivers of Children with Asthma

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Identifying differences in smoking attitudes among Latinos can guide cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments.

Forward Promise

September 17, 2012 | National Program

Forward Promise is a new initiative focused on improving the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color.

Out-of-School Males of Color

January 1, 2012 | Report

This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.

Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color

January 1, 2012 | Report

Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.

Education and Employment of High School Males of color

January 1, 2012 | Report

a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.

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