An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention
November 2, 2012 | Report
This report proposes a framework to assess the value of community-based, non-clinical prevention policies and wellness strategies.
Community-based Care
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New State Strategies to Meet Long-Term Care Needs
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.
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.
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.
Home Care Research Initiative
January 25, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Home Care Research Initiative supported primary research projects to improve knowledge about home care health policy and practice.
Bringing Community Supports to "Invisible" Frail Elders in Manchester, N.H.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Easter Seals of New Hampshire led a community-based partnership called Seniors Count! in projects to address the nonmedical factors that put frail older adults at risk for serious medical issues and limit their ability to live independently.
New Effort Launched to Help Veterans with Disabilities Live Independently at Home
January 6, 2011 | Story
New partnership uses participant-directed services to keep Veterans in their communities and out of nursing homes.
Beyond the Cathedral
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh has developed sustainable public health interventions for the African-American community in Pittsburgh. Through one program, African-American owned barbershops and beauty salons began providing vital health services and information.
The Diabetes Initiative
April 19, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Asthma Self-Management Support Comparing Clinic-Based Nurses and In-Home Community Health Workers
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Adding home health visits by community health workers for families already receiving in-clinic support from asthma nurses, gives their asthmatic children 24 more symptom-free days per year on average and also modestly improves quality of life for caregivers.