Designing Effective Health Care Quality Transparency Initiatives
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief highlights two report card initiatives for hospitals and primary care physicians that can be considered success stories.
Public Reporting/Transparency
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An Action Agenda for Schools and Communities to Fight Obesity
July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.
Developing a Community Scorecard to Chronicle Public Health Disparities in South Los Angeles
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The South LA Health Equity Scorecard examines the health of South Los Angeles residents in the context of the social and economic policies that contribute to inequitable resource levels.
Aligning Forces for Quality: Snapshots of Success
October 28, 2009 | Issue Brief
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) tests innovative strategies for improving health care at the community level. These snapshots of success highlight one activity from each of the original 14 AF4Q communities and outline the steps involved, lessons learned and results of the activity.
Patients, Providers and Employers Working Together to Improve the Quality of Health Care
August 8, 2011 | Video/Story
Aligning Forces for Quality takes root in Humboldt County, Calif.
Community Health Alliance of Humboldt-Del Norte
September 1, 2008 | Survey/Poll
This report presents findings from a survey of adults with chronic conditions conducted in Humboldt County, California from May 2008 through July 2008. The survey was carried out as part of an evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Align ...
Radio Bilingue Develops Health Programming and Plans a Health Desk
January 23, 2009 | Program Result Report
Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.
Dartmouth Researchers Find that Multiple Measures Over Time Give Best Guide to Physician Performance
July 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Dartmouth College Department of Economics and the Social Policy and Health Economics Research and Evaluation Institute (SPHERE) collaborated to develop more accurate measures of physician performance.
Spanish-Language Radio Broadcasts Health News Coverage
January 12, 2004 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1998, Radio Bilingue used funds from RWJF and other sources to maintain a health desk and produce health programming and public service messages.
California Pilot Program Creates Rx Fact Sheets, Ads to Inform Consumers
April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
California Health Decisions developed a statewide, pilot education initiative called Healthcare 101: Choosing and Using Prescription Medicines.