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Who Can Respond to Treatment?

June 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Physicians need a method of quantifying the risks and benefits of treatment for patient subgroups (i.e., those with different health profiles). This article describes the development of the Potential for Benefit Scale (PBS), a composite measure of potential treatment response.

Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health

January 12, 2009 | Program Result Report

Policy Advocacy on Tobacco and Health (PATH), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), implemented a comprehensive strategy to strengthen minority-led, community-based coalitions that engage in tobacco policy change in communities of color.

Frequent Emergency Deptartment Users are Not Abusers, Study Finds

March 29, 2006 | News Release

It is commonly believed that those who frequent emergency departments (ED) do so inappropriately and contribute substantially to ED overcrowding. These frequent users are presumed to be largely uninsured without a primary care provider. However, fin ...

Philadelphia Study: Language, Transportation Difficulties Get in Way of Health Care for Chinese and Vietnamese Immigrant Children and Families

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

From January to December 2004, Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth explored the barriers that Vietnamese and Chinese immigrant children face in obtaining health care.

New Program Launched to Help Emergency Departments Relieve Crowding, Improve Health Care Delivery

September 23, 2002 | News Release

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.

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