Fresh Lens on Health Disparities Reveals Role of Accumulating Risks
October 5, 2011 | Story
RWJF Health & Society Scholar calls for closer examination of the interplay between various causes of race-based health disparities.
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Ladder to Leadership Fellow Steers Nonprofit through Challenging Times
May 16, 2011 | Story
As economy drives demand for its programs, the Center for Family Life and Recovery in Utica, New York, led by Cassandra Sheets, stretches its dollars and hones its services.
Administration, Private Foundations Announce $35 Million Initiative to Stabilize Highest Risk Families
June 4, 2012 | Story
Recommended Reading Keeping Families Together: A Pilot Program and Its Evaluation Keeping Families Together Watch the video: Home. Stronger, Together Thanks to a new approach to stabilizing fragile families involved with the child welfare system, a ...
Urban-Rural Differences in Excess Mortality Among High-Poverty Populations
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The current study explored differences in mortality for high-poverty African Americans in urban and rural areas. Data examined in the study came from the Harlem Household Survey (HHS) and the Pitt County, North Carolina Study of African American Hea ...