During our first round of grantmaking, a total of 178 project proposals were received from health care leaders around the country—including hospitals, community health centers and universities with medical/health care specialties. These proposals presented efforts to evaluate a wide range of interventions, including interventions involving community health workers, electronic health records, health literacy screening and use of culturally tailored DVDs designed to empower patients to become more active in their care.
In December 2006, 11 sites were selected to receive up to $300,000 to evaluate their proposed interventions aimed at reducing disparities in the health outcomes of patients in their communities. Grantees will focus on cardiovascular disease, depression and/or diabetes; diseases where evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in care is strong and the recommended standards of care are clear.
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority, Oklahoma
Choctaw Diabetes Disparity: Reduction by Improved Cultural Competence in Health Communications
Cooper Green Hospital, Alabama
A Culturally Sensitive Intervention: Using Multi-Media Technology to Achieve Hypertension Control for Low Income, Low-Literacy African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Massachusetts
The Expanded Chronic Care Model: Targeting Disparities in Diabetes Care
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Massachusetts
Using Community Health Workers to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes
Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia
Clinical Screening of Patients’ Health Literacy to Improve Quality and Reduce Disparities: A Program Assessment
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Rhode Island
Culturally Sensitive Depression Care Management for Latino Patients
Olive View-UCLA -DREW, California
Redesigning Clinic Operations to Improve Depression Care
University of California-Irvine, California
Coached Care for Diabetes: Reducing Disease Burden in Two Ethnic Groups
University of Southern California, California
Evaluation of a Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial to Study Depression-Specific Treatments for Patients Seeking Care within a Public Emergency Department
Westside Health Services, Inc., New York
Concurrent Peer Review Visits to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut
Identifying and Treating Maternal Depression in Underserved, Minority Women in a Pediatric Primary Care Setting
