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March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.
December 16, 2010 | Program Result
Healthy Steps for Young Children is a program in pediatric and family practices that focuses on the first three years of life.
January 1, 2003 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, an award-winning journalist, the evaluator of the Foundation's Reach Out program, and a frequent contributor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, examines this ambitious 10-state effort.
January 1, 2002 | Program Result
A project team at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, studied the long-term care being provided to nursing home residents using different models of HMO primary care.
January 28, 2002 | Program Result
Martin House Community for Justice Foundation established a health care center in the Wilbur section of Trenton that provided an array of preventive and educational health care services for low-income individuals and families.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
In 1993 and 1994, Maine developed a five-part strategy to improve the distribution of primary care providers in underserved areas.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Texas Department of Health established an initiative to build upon the state's primary health care program that funds selected sites that are providing primary and preventive care to low-income uninsured persons.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services established a statewide alliance of public and private organizations devoted to advancing primary care initiatives.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Commonwealth of Virginia created a Center for Primary Care and Rural Health in the Virginia Department of Health as a central entity to coordinate public and private recruitment and retention activities.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Pennsylvania's Practice Sights program goals included improving recruitment and retention efforts, encouraging greater use of mid-level providers, and establishing new practice sites in underserved areas.