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Publicizing Health Care Services Available to Uninsured and Underserved Populations in Three Cumberland County (N.J.) Communities

November 24, 2008 | Program Result Report

Health care providers and agencies in Bridgeton, N.J., launched the Mayor's Campaign for Healthier Bridgeton, a collaborative outreach effort to publicize health care services offered to the city's uninsured and underserved populations.

Reforming Dental Workforce Education and Practice in the USA

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

An evaluation of the Pipeline program's impact on dental school seniors' public service plans found that while overall the program lacked significant impact, students' access to loan repayment programs was the most significant predictor of their plans for public service.

Reflections on the Dental Pipeline Program¿s Efforts Regarding Community-Based Dental Education

October 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Areas are suggested for future study to help dental schools increase the amount of time students spend in community-based education and service.

Who Will Serve?

June 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Recruiting underrepresented minority dental students of all income groups leads to more students graduating with the intention to serve minorities.

Caring Across Communities

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, the author, Will Bunch, describes RWJF's Caring Across Communities program and the different approaches adopted by its grantees in 15 communities Bunch examines lessons that have emerged from the program.

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Incidence of Obesity Related to Childbirth

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This study investigated the relationship between childbirth and five-year incidence of obesity.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Tsunami Long-Term Relief Efforts

February 4, 2010 | Program Result Report

In January 2005, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Board of Trustees authorized $2,000,000 for relief from the devastating Tsunami that hit Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bande Ache, Indonesia, and other countries in December 2004.

Community Health Leader Helps Aging American Indians Access Nursing Care

November 1, 2009 | Story

Frances Stout, R.N., helped build the first nursing home on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in southwestern Arizona... and then came out of retirement to run it.

Dental Pipeline Program Graduate Becomes a Public Health Dentist

October 8, 2009 | Program Result Report

Leah Tate, DDS, grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and was an undergraduate biology major at Spelman College.

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal

December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal seeks to reduce social isolation in distressed areas of Shreveport, La., and adjacent Bossier City and to disseminate its model of renewal to other cities.

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