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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The availability of new federal grants and tax credits has led community development financial institutions to invest in the creation and expansion of community health centers. This article reviews recent trends and explores opportunities for further collaboration.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents the findings from interviews with nine directors of community dental clinics who had students rotate through their clinics as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national program Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Consumer-directed long-term care service programs give participants the flexibility they want, while reducing unmet need for home and community-based services and supports. Their experiences offer valuable insights, guidance and encouragement to other states contemplating consumer-directed service expansions.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The publication of a series highlighting a new approach to research teaches the value of collaboration when analyzing health issues.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study's objective used community-partnered participatory research (CPPR) to measure collective efficacy and its role as a precursor of community engagement to improve depression care in the African American community of South Los Angeles.
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A collection of recent public health research has turned to the relationship of social capital and its impact on health and well being. Criticism of this work focuses on lack of theoretical support and use of flawed methodology. This paper addresses ...
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The recruitment and retention of well-trained, motivated health care providers in underserved communities is a longstanding problem that has led researchers and policy-makers to study providers' motivations for work among the underserved. This study ...
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latino children run the highest risk of being uninsured in the United States; 21 percent lack health insurance. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was founded in 1997 to provide coverage to uninsured children. Past studies have es ...
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
At the midpoint of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the authors report on the learnings and challenges experienced in the initiative thus far.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Multi-stakeholder regional alliances have generally been successful with public reporting, but they have struggled with quality improvement. Regional health information exchanges have generally not used multi-stakeholder governance and have often be ...