At its heart, a place-based approach is built on a simple principle: The people who live closest to a problem are also ...

Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the recovery process immediately following injury. Only in America: The ...

Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated ...

A Chicago-based program that works with high risk youth might be coming to the Quad Cities. “Youth Advocate programs” focuses on community-based care to keep young people from going in and out of jail ...

The National Institute (NCI) has supported cancer research within community settings for nearly three decades. The participation of community oncologists and primary care physicians in cancer ...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, is demonstrating its commitment to ...

For many aging Americans, the dream of maintaining an active, independent lifestyle while living at home comes crashing down with a fall. Falls are the leading cause of injury, accidental death and ...

Location, cost, and transportation were cited as important factors regarding adherence and satisfaction with community-based exercise programs among patients with Parkinson disease. A community-based ...

Collaboration between a San Antonio nonprofit and the Metropolitan Health District is bringing fresh produce to convenience stores in "food desert" neighborhoods. The challenges of public health ...