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Case Management and Home Assessments Reduce Asthma-Related Admissions, Emergency Visits, and Missed School Days in Diverse Urban Children 5/15/2013
Case management combined with in-home environmental assessment and remediation of environmental triggers reduce asthma-related hospitalizations, emergency department visits, missed school days, and missed parent work days in diverse, low-income urban children with asthma.
Church-Sponsored, Barbershop-Based Program Enhances Access to Screenings and Followup Care for African-American Men in Harlem 5/15/2013
A church-sponsored, barbershop-based program enhances access to screening and treatment for hypertension, diabetes, and prostate and colon cancers for African-American men in Harlem.
Community Health Collaborative Reduces Inappropriate Emergency Department Use by Providing Access to Health Care, Social Support for Low-Income Clients 5/15/2013
A community health collaborative helps vulnerable populations secure and retain insurance coverage, access primary care, and connect to a medical home, leading to fewer emergency department visits, higher provider revenues, and high levels of provider satisfaction.
Dental Health Aide Program Improves Access to Oral Health Care for Rural Alaska Native People 5/15/2013
The Alaska Dental Health Aide Program enhances access to oral health care by training dental therapists to provide culturally appropriate education and routine dental services to high-risk residents of rural villages.
Foundation Supports Rural Stakeholders in Promoting Better Eating and Physical Activity, Leading to Anecdotal Reports of Improved Behaviors and Outcomes 5/15/2013
A local foundation supports schools, churches, local governments, and employers in eight rural Mississippi counties in addressing the area’s obesity epidemic through programs to promote access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity, leading to anecdotal reports of improvements in health-related behaviors and outcomes.
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An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding For American Indian and Alaska Native Families 5/15/2013
This 15-page booklet provides information about breastfeeding to help American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Chart 5/15/2013
This chart enables women to record their basal (resting) body temperature, to help them know their fertility pattern and see the changes from month to month.
Caring for Children with ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder): A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians 5/15/2013
This toolkit is designed to assist clinicians in providing quality care for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It can provide the basis for a coordinated, integrated, and multidisciplinary system of care.
Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care: Key Points Card 5/15/2013
This key points card is derived from the evidence-based clinical practice guideline, Management of Diabetes Mellitus, developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. It provides recommendations for diabetes screening and for preventive care measures for people with diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Management 5/15/2013
This bilingual booklet (in Cantonese and English), developed by the Chinese Community Health Resource Center, can help educate Chinese patients about the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes.
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ARTICLES
Public- and Private-Sector Initiatives Are Reducing Health Disparities Among Children: A Conversation With Kathryn Santoro, MA, Director of Policy and Development for the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation 4/24/2013
A Next-Generation Personal Health Record System Enhances Preventive Care 4/17/2013
Chronic Disease Management Can Reduce Readmissions: A Conversation With Jack Meyer, PhD, Managing Principal, Health Management Associates 4/17/2013
Public Health Workforce Faces New Challenges and Opportunities 4/17/2013
Technology Is Improving Patients' Access to Their Health Information: A Conversation With Mary P. Griskewicz, MS, FHIMSS, Senior Director of Health Information Systems, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 4/17/2013
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Will Soon Issue a Final Recommendation on HIV Screening for Adolescents and Adults: A Conversation With U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Member Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS 4/10/2013
ISSUES
Increasing Patient Involvement in Health Care 10/10/2012
Patient Engagement 11/23/2011
Shared Decisionmaking 7/7/2010
Improving the Health Literacy of Patients 12/22/2008
VIDEOS
Brenner Children’s Hospital BrennerFIT program
Essentia Heart Failure Program: Can This Innovation Be Scaled?
Post-discharge Care Management Integrates Medical and Psychosocial Care of Low-Income Elderly Patients
EVENTS
Chats on Change: Using New Media for Innovation in Health Care Delivery
1/27/2011

Last updated: May 08, 2013.