Advancing Primary Care
August 9, 2012 | Report
New insights into the inner workings of America's primary care practices, including areas of strength and critical areas for growth.
Primary Care
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A Coalition Creates a Citywide Care Management System
January 13, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers created a citywide care management system, working with high emergency room and hospital users, providing transitional primary care aimed at moving patients to an appropriate primary care setting.
Advancing Primary Care
November 18, 2010 | Report
A report examining the Cleveland health care market, and how competition between the city's two largest health systems—Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals (UH)—shapes the health and health care of area residents.
New Primary Care Facilities Support New York City's Underserved Communities
April 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
RWJF joined in a multi-foundation New York City-State effort to improve access to basic health services to New York City residents through a program focusing on planning, development and construction of new primary care facilities.
Kentucky Focuses on Providing Primary Care to Rural Residents
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The University of Kentucky's Center for Rural Health established an on-call community assistance program that provides direct services and local training in two dozen counties that were working on recruitment and retention issues.
Maine Hospital Forms Rural Integrated Primary Care System to Attract Physicians and Broaden Access to Care
January 16, 2004 | Program Result Report
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation in Blue Hill, Maine developed its fledgling affiliated multi-site group practice, Peninsula Primary Care Association, for underserved residents of Hancock County.
Stepped-Up 11-City Project Creates Youth Programs, Primary-Care Clinics
December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Community Building Initiative of the Local Initiative Support Corporation carried out specific action plans in communities, including the creation of youth programs and primary care health clinics and the upgrading of neighborhood parks and playgrounds.
Chronic Illness and Patient Satisfaction
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Providers who treat patients with chronic conditions can achieve high patient satisfaction.
Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks
January 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Prescription for Health tested the use of tools and evidence-based models in primary care to counsel patients to change four leading behaviors associated with premature death: smoking, risky drinking, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report
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.