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August 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Past research shows that children from low-income families and children who lack health insurance have a lower chance of receiving the recommended level of dental care and have more unmet dental needs than children who are insured or from higher inc ...
October 27, 2009 | Story
Kuehnert’s role is to teach basic care skills and help mothers and babies develop a strong relationship.
August 17, 2009 | News Release
Letter signed by leaders of six major foundations says prevention measures must be "scaled up."
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
The American College of Preventive Medicine conducted a study to analyze audiences and develop dissemination strategies for two guides to preventive health services: the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services and the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
The independent Task Force on Community Preventive Services formed by the federal CDC began to develop and publish the Guide to Community Preventive Services, a set of recommendations for disease prevention and control based on scientific evidence.
November 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Partnership for Prevention conducted a series of surveys and focus groups with employers to determine to what extent employer-sponsored health insurance plans offer coverage for clinical preventive services or promote their use.
June 1, 1997 | Program Result
The Washington Business Group on Health surveyed its corporate members about preventive care coverage and developed case studies of five employers with strong commitments to preventive care.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Changes in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative saw improved health for young children participating in the New York State (NYS) WIC program: breastfeeding mothers and mothers waiting to feed infants solid foods increased; screen time and overall overweight and obesity decreased among children in NYS under four years of age.
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.
November 1, 2000 | Program Result
Investigators at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich., compared two health surveys released in the early 1990s to assess differences in use of preventive services (such as breast and cervical cancer screening), hospital admissions, and outpatient visits between residents of Ontario, Canada and those of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States.