Tobacco Policy Research
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology looks at one strategy used by the Foundation to help the nation address problems associated with tobacco use: the support of policy-related research.
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The National Spit Tobacco Education Program
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology, written by Leonard Koppett, a baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter, chronicles how Joe Garagiola led an effort that changed the way Major League Baseball viewed and responded to the problems of spit tobacco.
Influencing Academic Health Centers
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology takes on a big topic: the interaction between the Foundation and the nation's academic health centers.
The Strengthening Hospital Nursing Program
January 1, 1999 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the authors summarize the results of the evaluation of the Strengthening Hospital Nursing program and present an in-depth report on three of the 20 hospital sites.
Faith in Action
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology presents the Foundation's long-standing initiative Faith in Action, a program that encourages voluntarism as a strategy for meeting the needs of the chronically ill.
Providing Care-Not Cure-for Patients with Chronic Conditions
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology by Lisa Lopez, a freelance writer specializing in health care, analyzes the strategies and accomplishments of two significant investments by the Foundation to improve the way services for chronically ill people are organized and delivered
The Mental Health Services Program for Youth
January 1, 1999 | Book
The chapter takes the reader through the program's attempts to address the challenges related to creating, financing and coordinating community services for children with mental health problems.
The Foundation's Radio and Television Grants, 1987-1997
January 1, 1999 | Book
The Foundation has experimented with a broad range of media approaches. Some represent core funding to encourage better and more extensive reporting of health news, whereas others support a television or radio production aimed at a specific health issue.
Support of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology offers the chance to reflect upon grantmaking done by the Foundation largely in the relatively distant past and to consider the lessons to be drawn from more than a quarter century's experience.