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February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study estimated the impact of a mandatory screening policy for Division I athletes implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on both the identification of sickle cell carriers and prevention of sudden death.
January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report
Beth Israel Hospital Association developed Passaic Asthma Reduction Effort. PARE! assessed the incidence of asthma in the city of Passaic and developed an asthma management plan focused on the city's Hispanic population.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at halting the rise in childhood obesity. This article examined whether changes in the availability of unhealthy foods accompanied important school health initiatives from 2004-2007.
February 10, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Ebenezer Baptist Church Dollars for Scholars created its Bridging the Gap Project to provide free HIV testing and counseling and care coordination to people living with HIV/AIDS.
January 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Vote & Vax increased access to influenza immunization and other preventive services for vulnerable populations through clinics provided at polling places on Election Day from 2004 though 2010.
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: Tulare Count, Calif., residents monitored the air at homes situated near orange groves where the pesticide chlorpyrifos had been used. In addition, urine samples from 34 participants were analyzed for chlorpyrifos metabolite.
January 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
This initiative serves low-income, foreign-born children of elementary school age who have lived in the United States for two years or less and who have unresolved health or medical problems and/or are having difficulty in obtaining the health care services they need.
January 10, 2010 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.
December 1, 2009 | Report
Job losses and budget cuts directly tied to departments' ability to protect health.
June 22, 2009 | Program Result Report
In 2004, four community health centers began screening their patients for depression and addictions. Patients were originally referred elsewhere for treatment, but the centers later hired social workers and a psychiatrist and began mental health treatment themselves.