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Charting Nursing's Future
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Charting Nursing's Future policy briefs focus on nurses and nursing, with the most recent issues in the series addressing recommendations from the Institute of Medicine's landmark Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report.
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Home Mental Health Care For Gunshot Victims
RWJF Health & Society Scholar Jooyoung Lee advocates home-based mental health care for gunshot victims to recover from the lingering effects of their injuries.
On the RWJF Human Capital Blog
Increasing Life Expectancy Could Undercut Social Security Viability
Americans’ life expectancy is increasing more quickly than official government forecasts, RWJF Health & Society Scholar Samir Soneji finds.
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Accelerated Cell Aging in Female APOE-e4 Carriers
February 13, 2013 | Journal Article
This study reveals that carriers of the APOE-e4 risk allele (a major genetic risk factor for cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and early mortality), may benefit from HT.
Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Patients with chronic disease often have comorbid illness that presents challenges to achieve optimal control.
Gender and the Use of Veterans Health Administration Homeless Services Programs Among Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Examining Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans' use of homeless programs as provided by Veterans Health Administration (VHA), this study shows no substantial difference of sex-specific risk of using a VHA homeless program: females were as likely as males to utilize programs.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Understanding Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment and Outcomes
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Patients, providers and the health care system all are contributing factors in higher cancer mortality among minorities.
Relationship Between Clinical Conditions and Use of Veterans Affairs Health Care Among Medicare-Enrolled Veterans
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Many veterans eligible for health care through Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare do use services from both certain factors determine which services they access from each system. Coordinating patient care between systems should be a policy priority.
Community-Based Teaching about Health Disparities
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Community-based disparities education allows future physicians to more fully understand and appreciate how social and contextual factors impact health.
A Strategy for Improving Health Disparities Education in Medicine
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Society of General Internal Medicine's Health Disparities Curriculum is found to be an effective tool in the effort to develop health care providers who are both committed and prepared to eliminate disparities in health care quality.
Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the experience of female Somali immigrants with the United States medical system, and focuses on reproductive health care. The authors used interviews, focus groups and surveys to identify challenges to care for Somali women.
Economic Evaluation of a Comprehensive Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article analyzes the costs and benefits of a comprehensive pregnancy prevention program using community-based participatory research techniques. Researchers found that benefits to society exceeded costs by over $10,000 per year per adolescent.