Facts and Controversies about Nursing Staffing Policies
October 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
The October 2007 issue of Charting Nursing's Future examines facts and controversies about nurse staffing policy.
Workforce Issues
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Evaluation Identifies Promising Practices and Lessons Learned from a Collaborative in Health Care Workforce Development
January 31, 2011 | Program Result
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative invested $3.4 million in a first round of grants for workforce programs that were expected to train and advance nearly 700 low-income and low-wage, entry-level and incumbent workers.
Recent Research About Nursing, May 2012
May 29, 2012 | Story
Researchers offer a snapshot of California's tight job market for new nurses, and "presenteeism" and its effect on care.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
The Diabetes Initiative
April 19, 2010 | Program Result
The Diabetes Initiative and its individual projects have contributed to the expansion of diabetes self-management at the state level and nationwide.
Public Health Law Research Program Brief Descriptions of Grants
December 6, 2009 | Story
Grantee project summaries.
Developing a Telephone Contact Center for Spanish-Speaking Health Plan Members
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.
Getting Minority Patients' Points of View about Cultural Barriers to Health Care
May 11, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, conducted in-depth interviews with Mexican and Vietnamese immigrants to understand their views and experiences of cultural barriers in health care in the U.S.
Study: Patients Like Their Primary Care Doctors Better When They Get to Choose Them
August 16, 2004 | Program Result
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute tested a process designed to match patients with a primary care physician of their choosing and subsequently examined the effects of that process on patients' satisfaction with and trust in their physicians.
Researchers Study the Trend of Using Arbitration to Resolve Health Care Delivery Problems
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
Researchers at the RAND Corporation conducted the first phase of a two-phase project to evaluate the pattern of use of binding arbitration agreements by California health care plans and providers and their effect on dispute outcomes.