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November 20, 2008 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2007, the United Teen Equality Center hired two outreach workers who worked with members of seven of the most active Southeast Asian youth gangs in Lowell, Mass., to reduce violence and improve teens' access to health care.
November 12, 2004 | Program Result
The Plainfield Health Center, operating under the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services, established a comprehensive school-based health center at Washington Elementary School in Plainfield, N.J., in 2000.
November 14, 2003 | Program Result
The State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment developed ways to remove barriers to the sustainability of school-based health centers in order to widen access to basic primary physical and mental health services.
January 29, 2002 | Program Result
The Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. implemented a model of care delivery for children affected by severe chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.
September 16, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry carried out research to find the best ways to encourage primary care physicians to screen and treat childhood obesity in their practices and their communities.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of parent perceptions of care for children at risk for obesity explored parents' satisfaction with care and nutrition and physical activity counseling received. Overweight parents with children with 85th to 95th percentile BMI reported infrequent advice.
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey examined why people use hospital emergency departments for medically nonurgent situations - a situation that occurs in as many as two-thirds of pediatric visits to emergency departments.
September 9, 2011 | Program Result
The Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, Conn., operated a medical-legal advocacy project to improve the health of new immigrant and refugee children.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Children's Futures, a 10-year RWJF initiative, developed a comprehensive, citywide program in Trenton, N.J. focusing on the critical time period of prenatal care to age three to ensure health and school readiness. This article explores the initiative's first five years, the available results and lessons learned.