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May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In an effort to increase health literacy, this pilot study examined the use of short television clips from ER in health literacy curriculum, finding that their use led to student engagement in the content and demonstrated knowledge acquisition.
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and New York University Downtown Hospital worked together to develop and implement the Chinese Community Partnership for Health, designed to improve the health of Asian populations in Philadelphia.
November 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation carried out a planning project to incorporate a specific focus on health into the National School and Community Corps program funded by AmeriCorps.
October 1, 2001 | Program Result
In 1997, researchers at Medimetrix Group, a consulting firm based in Cleveland, gathered information from focus groups in six cities to help the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) assess the field and obtain a solid base of information on which to develop program options for the estimated 10 to 11 million children who have no health insurance coverage.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
An Active Living by Design grant to the Wyoming Valley Wellness Trails Partnership built 22 miles of multi-use trails. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine has published a supplement that presents lessons learned from the ALbD national program.
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.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, assessed the effectiveness of a school-based condom-availability program when Philadelphia's school system launched a pilot AIDS prevention program in nine public high schools in 1992.
December 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Community Service Society of New York to expand an education program for Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care. Researchers from New York University evaluated the program.