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National Summit on Workable Solutions to Long Term Care Challenges Webcast: Ed Howard moderates a discussion about the issues facing older adults and how community partnerships are working to identify, prioritize, and implement workable solutions to long term care problems.	News releases	10/29/2009
Improving Access to Reproductive Health Care for Women with Disabilities In 1993, RWJF named Judy Panko Reis a Community Health Leader in recognition of her efforts to bring reproductive health services to disabled women in Chicago.	Grantee profiles, Stories and articles	02/03/2009
Reducing Bedsores by Creating Awareness of When to Turn Patients To improve the frequency and consistency of turning patients, a visual indicator was developed that could easily and immediately be seen by all front-line staff.	Video, Promising practices from the field	06/04/2008
Increasing Staff Awareness of Safety Concerns The Safety Star Award program resulted in increased employee awareness of safety issues, remodeling of medication rooms to make them safer, and overall improved reliability and safety of units.	Toolkits, Promising practices from the field	06/04/2008
Meeting the Interpretation Needs of Deaf Patients Hospital administrators at the University of Rochester Medical Center serve the health care communication needs of deaf patients.	Toolkits, Promising practices from the field	06/04/2008
Establishing a Safe Routes to School State Network: A 10-Step Guide This RWJF-supported guide offers a 10-step process that can be used to create a SRTS network in your state.	Lessons learned, Reports	04/09/2008
The Changing Relationship of Obesity and Disability, 1988-2004 Researchers investigated how the relationship between obesity and disability might have changed over time. Data analyzed were from 9,928 adults at least 60 years of age who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys during 1988-1994... Published In: Journal of the American Medical Association	Journal articles	12/28/2007
Improving Quality by Reducing Harm From Falls: Success Stories From the Field Nine hospitals across the country are collaborating with RWJF and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to track falls resulting in harm and implementing interventions to prevent them.	Stories and articles	06/20/2007
California Agencies Promote Strength-Training Programs for Older Adults The California Center for Physical Activity awarded grants to establish Active Aging Community Task Forces, which promoted and provided strength-training, balance and mobility classes to older adults.	Grant Results Reports	05/30/2007
Improving Access to Comprehensive Injury Risk Assessment and Risk Factor Reduction in Older Adult Populations Preventing injuries in older populations (aged 50-86 years) is more complex than in younger populations because of frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy, and physical and cognitive functional limitations. To improve accessibility and delivery of comprehensive,... Published In: American Journal of Public Health	Journal articles	04/01/2007

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