Advancing the Field of Health Games
March 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
Muscular and Nerve Disorders
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Breakthroughs to Cures
October 7, 2010 | Report
Several partners hosted a Foresight Engine thought experiment called Breakthroughs to Cures during 2010 to help uncover avenues to accelerate medical research and development.
Congratulations to Scott Johnson, an Inspirational Innovator
March 14, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Scott, an engineer by training, is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has lived with multiple sclerosis since 1976. His keen desire to improve treatment led him to start MRF in 2004.
Gamers Forecast Use of Mobile Devices, Social Networks and Advanced Data Mining to Accelerate Medical Research
January 24, 2011 | News Release
Breakthroughs to Cures gaming event generates thousands of ideas from hundreds of players worldwide; named among top ten most impactful games of 2011.
Games for Health
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.
Peer Professional Workgroup Profile: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
The ALS Workgroup was one of eight peer professional workgroups formed by national program office staff to bring medical leaders together to generate new ideas for their fields.
Pioneer Grantees Present Game-Changing Ideas at 12gurus: Health Conference
April 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Pioneer Grantees Present Game-Changing Ideas at 12gurus: Health Conference
Report Outlines Vulnerabilities of Disabled People Under Managed Care
July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The United Cerebral Palsy Associations produced a draft report outlining the vulnerabilities of people with disabilities in a system of market-based managed care and devised a methodology for using outcomes as a measure of quality in managed care.
Rochester, N.Y., Health System Uses Technical Assistance from Partners in Caregiving Program to Open Adult Day Care Center for Younger MS Clients
September 30, 2000 | Program Result Report
The MS Achievement Center at the Park replicated a program based on the MS Achievement Center of Minnesota, which had reported the benefit of peer counseling and support for persons severely affected with MS.
Speeding the Process of Making Medical Discoveries and Moving Them Into Treatment
July 29, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 2005 to 2008, the Myelin Repair Foundation of Saratoga, Calif., implemented the Accelerated Research Collaboration model, a focused strategy for structuring medical research.