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An Immigrant Community Takes Actions Against Drug Addiction

September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report

The Head Start program in New York City developed Project Right Start, a family and community-strengthening model that prepares parents to participate actively in community efforts to address substance abuse and related issues.

Busy at the Beehive: Low-Income and Low-Literate Patients Go Online to Find Help Managing Their Diabetes

July 1, 2010 | Program Result Report

Staff at One Economy Corporation created and expanded Manage Your Diabetes, an interactive Web site designed to help people with low incomes and low literacy skills monitor and control their diabetes.

Californian Works to Keep Older Adults Safe Whether at Home or in Nursing Homes

October 17, 2012 | News Release

RWJF honors Kathi Toepel with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.

Class-Based Discrimination Harms Child Health

June 13, 2012 | Story

New evidence suggests discrimination is an important social determinant of health among White Americans.

Combating Isolation and Loneliness with an Online Personal Network Called Tyze

September 1, 2011 | Program Result Report

To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.

Communalism Predicts Prenatal Affect, Stress, and Physiology Better Than Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status

October 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Being culturally interconnected with others can be beneficial to a pregnant woman’s health and well-being.

Community-Based Participatory Research Shows How a Community Initiative Creates Networks to Improve Well-Being

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Relationship between social participation and human health and well-being.

Defusing a Land-Use Showdown Between Westerners and Uncle Sam

November 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, N.M. continued and expanded a violence prevention program through a dispute resolution and community decision-making process in Catron County, N.M., one of the most isolated counties in the continental 48 states.

"Friends for Life" are Friends Indeed for Homebound Elderly in Waco, Texas

July 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.

Health Care Reporting for Native Americans

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Alaska Public Radio Network produced health-information news and features for the daily National Native News radio program, and developed a weekly call-in health program, "The Friday Wellness Edition."

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