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Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps
National Program
Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.
An Action Agenda for Schools and Communities to Fight Obesity
July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.
Refugees in Metropolitan Atlanta Get Help with Family Violence
September 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Georgia Department of Human Services contracted with two agencies to expand services to refugees affected by domestic violence in the Greater Atlanta area.
Creating Lifelong Communities
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article explores the issue of aging and longevity, and describes one region's response to the growing population of seniors.
Healthy Kids Replication Program
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Healthy Kids Replication Program was a national program to help states develop a comprehensive children's health insurance product that was to be sold through the schools.
Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, CHIP and Food Stamps
February 5, 2007 | Program Result Report
RWJF designed Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps to remove administrative obstacles that prevent low-income families from securing health and Food Stamp benefits.
National Commission Assesses Management of Chronic Health Conditions Among Prisoner Populations
February 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Staff at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care measured the health outcomes of patients with chronic conditions in correctional institutions in Georgia and Michigan over time.
Grady Health System
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site Patients with specific diagnoses, including chest pain, heart failure, asthma, hyperglycemia, are admitted to a seven-bed Care Management Unit (CMU) directly from the emergency department (ED). Placing patien ...
Gwinnett Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created protocols for patients with common complaints so that tests could be started for these patients while they were waiting to see a physician. This strategy uses previously wasted time in th ...