RWJF Scholar Study: Improved Access to Primary Care Might Not Deter Frequent Emergency Department Use Without Improved Social Services
May 10, 2013 | Story
New research dispels myths about emergency room super-users.
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Program Developed by RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Provides Lasting Benefits to Low-Income Parents
May 8, 2013 | Story
In award-winning study, RWJF Scholars find culturally sensitive parenting program works well.
Patients' Unmet Social Needs: Health Care's "Blind Side"
March 23, 2012 | Story
Nurses invited to join RWJF discussion on ways to integrate social needs into health care delivery.
Advocate Puts a New Twist on the Traditional Soup Kitchen
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader creates an organization that serves up healthy, locally grown fare to New Jersey's hungry and homeless.
Helping Immigrant and Refugee Students Succeed
November 1, 2009 | Story
It's Not Just What Happens in the Classroom
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 ...
Community Health Leader Revives Life-Saving Program for Women
June 1, 2012 | Story
Program that rescues women from substance abuse, incarceration and poverty begins again.
Providing Solutions to Help Older Adults Maintain Their Dignity and Independence
December 10, 2007 | Story
Today, Care for Elders is the Houston area's largest, most diverse and most experienced partnership focused on elder care issues.
Smoothing the Transition From Hospital to Community for Older Adults in Jacksonville, Fla.
December 7, 2011 | Story
Mark LeMaire led a community partnership in Jacksonville, Fla., that placed elder care advocates in area hospitals to help discharged patients transition back to the community. The hospitals have since incorporated the program into their operations.
Preventing Partner Violence in Refugee and Immigrant Communities
October 1, 2011 | Story
Innovative intimate partner violence-prevention projects will be evaluated as part of a new RWJF national program.