Health Leads' Rebecca Onie Awarded 2011 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
March 31, 2011 | Story
Founder Named One Of Four Recipients
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Culturally Appropriate Storytelling to Improve Blood Pressure
January 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This study sought to develop and test a novel, evidence-based and culturally appropriate intervention to control blood pressure in African-Americans using storytelling DVDs.
Inner-City Residents in Rochester, N.Y., Receive Community-Based Care
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Project SHARED developed a community-based project to enable chronically ill, low-income people in two inner-city neighborhoods to better manage their own health and to engage in behavior change that supported health.
Stopping Teen Dating Violence in New Jersey with Safe Dates
June 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2008 to 2011, eight projects implemented Safe Dates, a dating abuse prevention program, in middle and high schools through New Jersey Health Initiatives, which supports projects that improve the health and health care of state residents.
Fast Company Names Health Leads (Massachusetts) one of its "United States of Innovation"
May 10, 2011 | Story
For the past 15 years, the not-for-profit Health Leads has been redefining medical care.
An Innovative Prescription for Better Health
May 9, 2011 | Video/Story
Health Leads relies on volunteer college students to "fill" prescriptions by connecting patients with vital resources.
Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative Focused on Out-of-School-Time Services for Youth
March 18, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative, an initiative of the Forum for Youth Investment, helped communities improve the quality and reach of their out-of-school-time services for youth.
Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Services for Vulnerable Families
March 29, 2010 | Program Result Report
Investigators at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health found examples of local and regional service-integration efforts that could be replicated in other communities.
The Story of Caleb Mahan
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Caleb Mahan was 6 years old when he had his first asthma attack. It came without warning and was severe.
The Story of Fransheska and Her Younger Sister Yolamar
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Fransheska and younger sister, Yolamar, members of an immigrant Puerto Rican family living in Rochester, N.Y., have had asthma since early childhood.