February 16, 2012
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Program Result Report
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington were among the first to offer CHIP to children in families earning more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. evaluated the impact of this effort.
January 24, 2012
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Program Result Report
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
October 12, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania integrated a senior statistician into the research team at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, to improve quality, coordination and productivity across multiple studies of childhood obesity.
October 4, 2011
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Program Result Report
Beginning in 2002, the MTCT-Plus Initiative established family-based HIV care and treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand, linking HIV care and treatment of mothers to existing programs that prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
May 3, 2011
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Program Result Report
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
April 18, 2011
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Program Result Report
The 2005 and 2007 California Health Interview Surveys incorporated questions on children's and adolescents' diet and physical activity as well as the environmental factors that influence those behaviors.
January 27, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
The purpose - and impact - of the playground projects went beyond just providing safe places for children to play, according to Injury Free staff members.
January 26, 2011
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Program Result Report
Childhood injuries associated with ATVs are a serious and increasing problem in rural areas, where the vehicles' off-road capability makes them popular for agricultural and other utilitarian purposes, as well as for recreation.
