Health Care Safety Net Resources by State

February 1, 2012 | Report

Examine well-functioning safety nets that provide low-income patients affordable access to comprehensive care.

Resources on the Health Care Safety Net

February 1, 2012 | Report

Resources on the health care safety net, serving unique local networks that are attuned to the needs of the populations they serve.

Alabama Program Teaches Cosmetologists and College Students to Conduct Community-Based Health Outreach

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.

Growing Experience Corps

January 25, 2013 | Program Result Report

Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.

The Health Impact Project: Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities

November 26, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Health Impact Project is advancing the use of health impact assessments (HIAs), used to determine the potential health effects of a proposed policy or project. Interest in HIAs is growing at the local, state, tribal and federal levels.

Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Family Fitness Zones

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Outdoor exercise equipment gets people exercising but not necessarily on a sustained basis.

Model Safety-Net Programs Could Care for the Uninsured at One-Half the Cost of Medicaid or Private Insurance

September 8, 2011 | Journal Article

Because the reforms under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will leave an estimated 20 million or more people still uninsured, some Americans will continue to seek care at low or no cost through existing safety-net systems.

The Costs and Adequacy of Safety Net Access for the Uninsured: Exeter and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Sea Care)

October 1, 2010 | Report

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Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 29, 2012 | News Release

Camden Residents Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the ACA & Highlight Two New Local Health Initiatives

March 27, 2012 | News Release