Gretchen Kimberly Berland, MD
January 24, 2013 | Story
When Gretchen Kimberly Berland entered medical school in 1992, she assumed she would leave behind her first career as a television documentary producer.
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ReelAbilities: Appreciating the Lives, Stories and Challenges of People With Disabilities
March 9, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Missed the Reelabilities Film Festival in New York, Washington or Philadelphia? The festival, which features invited films showing the lives, loves, triumphs and challenges of individuals and artists with different disabilities, is on the road with ...
Recommended Reading: Travel Tips for Older or Disabled Travelers
February 20, 2012 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth writers are on the road a lot, so we appreciated a recent column in The New York Times, that offered helpful ideas for older flyers. Truth is, many of the tips—carts to speed you to your gate, ordering a wheel chair from an airline, ...
Will My Patient Fall?
January 3, 2010 | Journal Article
Every year, falls are reported for an estimated one-third of community-dwelling adults over the age of 65. This article reviews the existing literature to identify risk factors that are most predictive of falls. MEDLINE (1966-2004) and CINAHL (1982- ...
California Doesn't Broadcast Supportive Services for Disabled Kids; Parents Find Out by Word of Mouth
December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
UCLA examined the experience of children served by a California program that provides non-medical, personal assistance services to disabled persons.
California Group Offers Resources for Special Needs Children in Managed Care
December 20, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) of the University of California, San Francisco, disseminated a May 1997 institute report entitled Troubling Signs: Severely Ill Children in Employment-Based Managed Care Plans in California.
Forums Educate Funders about Disability Policy Issues
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Starting in May 1995, the Council on Foundations, Washington, and the Dole Foundation, Washington, carried out two series of forums on grantmaking and disability policy and produced related publications.
Financing for Homeless Programs to be Secured with Reliable Public Funds
May 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
The Corporation for Supportive Housing developed a plan for a nationally replicable model that would offer viable, long-term financing of services linked to permanent housing.
Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions
January 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.
Survey of Severely Disabled Finds Significant Long-Term Care Needs
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Georgetown University School of Medicine, Mathematica Policy Research and the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services planned, implemented and analyzed the Follow-up Survey to the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement (NHIS-D).