Back to Basics: Shifting from Specialty to Generalist Medicine
April 10, 2007 | Program Result
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine undertook a comprehensive effort to reorient its educational programs toward primary care.
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Researchers Look at Which School-Based Drug Education Programs are Most Effective
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2000 through 2002, researchers at Social Capital Development Corporation analyzed outcome data from more than 200 school-based drug education/prevention programs.
Making the Smoking Cessation Guideline a Routine Part of Prenatal Care
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.
Accreditation Group Sets New Standards for Medical Education, Develops Implementation and Assessment Tools
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education directed an initiative that created a set of core competencies for graduate medical education based on what medical residents should know and be able to do.
Two Georgia Medical Schools Develop Online Curriculum to Teach Med Students Methods of Counseling Patients to Quit Smoking
May 1, 2007 | Program Result
Morehouse School of Medicine developed and evaluated a computer-based, self-directed curriculum to teach medical students how to counsel patients effectively to quit smoking.
Health Center at Bronx High School Adds Dental Program to Further Serve Low-Income Minority Students
May 31, 2007 | Program Result
David Appel, M.D., of Montefiore Medical Center and staff at the Montefiore Medical Center School Health Program site at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, N.Y., established a dental program for students.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drafts Guidelines for Schools to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
The CDC conducted a review of the scientific literature and produced evidence-based guidelines for school health programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity to prevent obesity among children.
New Mexico Dance Institute Shows how to Put Healthy Movement Into Classrooms
August 1, 2007 | Program Result
National Dance Institute of New Mexico pilot tested, refined and evaluated a dance training curriculum designed to help elementary school teachers increase students' physical activity.
Caring School Community Program Goes National with Focuses on Community Building to Promote Healthy Behaviors
September 26, 2007 | Program Result
The Developmental Studies Center conducted a trial of an elementary school reform initiative which attempted to build a sense of connectedness to school, and thereby promote healthy behaviors in adolescence.
Framework for Evaluating The RWJF Dental Pipeline Initiative to Improve Access to Dental Care
October 8, 2007 | Evaluation
Launched in 2001, the Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education (Dental Pipeline) program is a five-year program designed to help increase access to dental care for underserved populations. The evaluation of the program was conducted by Ronald Andersen, Ph.D., from the University of California, Los Angeles.