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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.
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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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Increasing Research Literacy in Minority Communities
October 17, 2011 | Journal Article
On Long Island, N.Y., community members learn the language and process of research while academic researchers learn the language and concerns of community.
Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Staffing, Discharge Preparation, and Postdischarge Utilization
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
Creating and Validating GIS Measures of Urban Design for Health Research
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper reports on the development of a geographic information system (GIS) for measuring urban design features. Previous investigations of the effect of urban built environments on physical activity levels did not use urban design constructs.
Program Offers Disadvantaged Teens a Gateway to Health and Science Careers
September 2, 2009 | Journal Article
This article profiles the Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education, a program that helps low-income and minority high school students enter careers in science, medicine and technology.
Neighborhood Characteristics and Change in Depressive Symptoms Among Older Residents of New York City
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated the relationship between the depressive symptoms of older adults over time and the characteristics of the neighborhoods in which they live.
Effect of Individual or Neighborhood Disadvantage on the Association Between Neighborhood Walkability and Body Mass Index
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The objective of this study was to test whether the association between walkable environments and lower body mass index (BMI) was stronger within disadvantaged groups that may be particularly sensitive to environmental constraints.
Disparities in Urban Neighborhood Conditions
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Low-income urban neighborhoods are less conducive to walking than other neighborhoods, even if they have comparable population densities, street layouts, and mixed-land use, according to this study of census data and direct observation of neighborhoods in New York City.
Delivering Care Out of the Box
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Collaboration between a community-based organization using a harm reduction model and a medical center utilizing a medical care model yielded the Health Services Program. The program provided services to unstably housed substance users with or at-risk for HIV.
Effects of Paying Physicians Based on Their Relative Performance for Quality
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Programs that link financial incentives to quality of care.
Perceived Discrimination Among Severely Disadvantaged People with HIV Infection
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Discourage patients from seeking treatment.