September 9, 2011
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Program Result
The Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, Conn., operated a medical-legal advocacy project to improve the health of new immigrant and refugee children.
February 25, 2011
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Program Result
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.
October 29, 2009
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Program Result
RWJF funded two meetings convened by the Center for Public Service Communications (CPSC), which led to the creation of the Refugee Health Information Network.
November 1, 2003
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Program Result
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.
July 1, 1999
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Program Result
The Latin American Research and Service Agency, located in Denver, implemented community-based interventions to address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.
September 9, 2011
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Program Result
The Georgia Department of Human Services contracted with two agencies to expand services to refugees affected by domestic violence in the Greater Atlanta area.
June 27, 2011
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Program Result
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.
June 27, 2011
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Program Result
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.
April 6, 2011
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Program Result
As the project manager at the University of Michigan said: "We could just grab the phone when patients came in who spoke languages for which we don't have an interpreter."
National Program
This program, the first of its kind to integrate quality improvement techniques with hospital-based language services.