Kidney Function Connected to Heart Disease in Native Americans
November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the MedStar Research Institute created a software-based risk calculator to predict future vulnerability to cardiovascular disease.
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Providing Assistance to Public Health Agencies Preparing for Accreditation
May 17, 2012 | Program Result
The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.
Finding Answers Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Evaluate Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups
October 19, 2009 | News Release
Seven grants given to organizations with demonstrated abilities to develop and test interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
Project on Chippewa Reservation Leads to Better Health Outcomes
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Peter Christiansen Health Center of the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa piloted an evidence-based medicine/continuous quality improvement model of care for diabetes, asthma and heart disease.
Native Americans and RWJF Staff Discuss Addiction Treatment in Native American Communities
July 14, 2008 | Program Result
Native American Connections convened a meeting to help RWJF identify opportunities to target addiction treatment initiatives to Native American populations, particularly through its program, Advancing Recovery.
Obesity, Diabetes and Violence on the Agenda at the Native American Health Care Summit
December 1, 2007 | Program Result
The University of Pennsylvania Schools of Nursing and Medicine and the Lenape Tribal Nation of Pennsylvania convened a multidisciplinary "Summit on Indian Health Care," June 9-11, 2005.