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NYC's Immigrant Restaurant Workers Get Information and Resources

February 25, 2011 | Program Result Report

The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York City (ROC) assessed and addressed the lack of health information and resources among low-wage immigrant restaurant workers.

Meetings of Refugee Health Coordinators Create the Refugee Health Information Network

October 29, 2009 | Program Result Report

RWJF funded two meetings convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC), which led to the creation of the Refugee Health Information Network.

Bringing Health Education to Latino Immigrants Where They Work

November 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Worksite Wellness Project developed and implemented a model for improving the health of uninsured, low-wage workers in Los Angeles by increasing their awareness of basic health care and linking them to existing providers.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

Pilot Test of the Latino Health Connector in Columbus, Ohio, Shows Positive Results

June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report

Access HealthColumbus ran a pilot test of the Latino Health Connector, which provides health screening, navigation and educational services to Latino workers and their families in Columbus, Ohio.

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth

November 21, 2011 | Program Result Report

Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.

Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools

March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.

An Immigrant Community Takes Actions Against Drug Addiction

September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report

The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.

Promoting Community Health Workers to Reduce Health Disparities in Minnesota

December 20, 2012 | Program Result Report

Staff at the College of Allied Health and Nursing of Minnesota State University at Mankato created a curriculum and certification process for community health workers and advanced their role in the state's health care system.

Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods

November 19, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.

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