Living with dementia in communities with senior centers providing access to adult day health and social services was associated with fewer hospitalizations and lower health care use and Medicare costs ...

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 ...

Home and community-based services (HCBS) are the predominant approach to delivering long-term services and supports in the US, but there are growing numbers of reports of worker shortages in this ...

The Johns Hopkins BUILD College ushered in its 11th class of local businesspeople earlier this spring for a program that helps Baltimore entrepreneurs in the design and construction field grow their ...

Policymakers around the world are increasingly interested in place-based programs that use tax incentives, zoning regulations, and other measures to promote investment, economic growth, and positive ...

Women with chronic hypertension and diabetes who were enrolled in an award-winning program for 12 months after childbirth were more likely to keep follow-up health care visits, which in turn led to ...

Workshop presentations and discussions were structured to address the following topics as they pertain to non-clinical, community-based suicide prevention grants ...

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 ...

Hospital-Based Intervention Programs Reduce Violence and Save Money Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the ...

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 ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Many local adults with developmental disabilities are spending more time in the community and mainstream workplaces. The centers that serve them have been transitioning from ...