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Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | 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.

Classes to Improve Health Literacy for Immigrants in Lincoln, Neb.

July 30, 2011 | Program Result Report

A 12-week health literacy course in Lincoln, Neb., sought to teach immigrants the basic medical information and vocabulary necessary to lead healthier lives.

Language Should Not be a Barrier to Good Health Care

February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health monitored and informed health professional associations and community-based organizations about implementation of a presidential order on the provision of services to people with limited English proficiency.

Literacy Is the Key to Change for Addicted Mothers

April 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, Inc. (EOFHC), of Miami, Fla., hired three consultants to assess its comprehensive residential program for crack-addicted mothers and their children. EOFHC has offered its program, which links primary health care with treatment for drug abuse, since 1987.

Spanish Media Can Help Get Latino Children the Health Care They Need

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

The University of Maryland at College Park worked to improve Latino children's access to health services. They reviewed the literature from 1970 to the present and compiled and synthesized data the 10 states.

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.

The Midwest Immigrant Health Project

June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report

The Center for New Community conducted a grassroots effort to address health and related problems of immigrants working in meatpacking and poultry-processing plants in 12 rural communities in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

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

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Caring Across Communities re-engineers traditional mental health services to provide better and more sensible care for immigrants and refugees, especially children.

More Than a Car Buying Program

January 7, 2013 | Program Result Report

Since 2001, More Than Wheels has helped nearly 1,500 low-income families in New England purchase reliable, fuel-efficient cars. The program also works to give people skills to improve their financial stability and their overall health and well-being.

Survey Identifies Health Care Use and Needs of Undocumented Hispanic Immigrants

May 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

From 1996 to 1999, researchers from the People-To-People Health Foundation (commonly known as the Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs) conducted a survey on:

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