Helping Asian Americans Fight for the Right to Quality Health Care
March 9, 2009 | Story
Few health care providers understood the languages or cultures of the Asian immigrants settling in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s.
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Cutting Through Red Tape to Provide Health Care Services
February 2, 2009 | Story
Poor, rural communities often are strapped for decent health care - sometimes because of sheer bureaucracy. How can private and public funds be leveraged to support excellent care in these communities?
Cash & Counseling Evaluation Team Receives the AcademyHealth HSR Impact Award
February 1, 2009 | Story
An innovative approach to providing home-based personal assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries who are frail or have disabilities.
In Orlando, Florida Free Walk-In Primary Care Clinics Add Services, Capacity
August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Shepherd's Hope, a faith-based, nonprofit organization in Orlando, Fla., that operates free walk-in primary care clinics staffed by volunteers, expanded the capability of four clinics and opened four new ones.
PACE (Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Expands Programs for Low-Income Elderly
June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Staff from the National PACE Association conducted the PACE Expansion Initiative to promote, support and expedite the development of PACE - Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Join Together and CADCA
January 1, 2004 | Book
During the 1990s, the creation of many community coalitions to fight substance abuse prompted the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to action in making sure that they succeeded. In 1991 and 1992, the Foundation provided two organizations—Join Together ...
Home Care Budget Model Tries to Direct Resources to Where Needed Most
March 30, 2004 | Program Result Report
The University of Michigan under the direction of William G. Weissert, Ph.D., developed and tested a model for paying for home care based on the risk of four adverse outcomes: death, hospitalization, nursing home use and functional decline.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Program
January 1, 2003 | Book
The Foundation's stature may be based largely on its national policy and program activities, but it devotes a significant amount of its resources to supporting local activities. A look at a few of those local activities are presented in this year's Anthology..
Policy Briefs and Conference Seek to Strengthen Support for Family Care Providers
March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Family Caregiver Alliance sponsored a national conference for state policy-makers, disseminated conference proceedings and policy briefs, all directed at shaping public policy to strengthen support for family caregiving.
National Competition Showcases Successful Community Strategies for Bringing Primary Care to Underserved
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Models That Work Campaign seeks to improve access to health care for vulnerable and underserved populations by showcasing successful models through a national competition.