Results List
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How Education and Industry Partner on Work-Based Learning
Source: SRI Education
Lessons Learned from an Evaluation of Oakland Health Pathways This brief presents findings from the Oakland Health Pathways Project (OHPP), a joint initiative of Oakland Unified School District, Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. The initiative is designed to improve educational…
Resource type: Research Report
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How an Innovative Grant Catalyzed Investment Capital to Bring Health Care to Vulnerable Populations
Source: Arabella Advisors
This case study describes how Atlantic partnered with impact investing specialists at Arabella Advisors to help Vital Healthcare Capital (V-Cap), a community development financial institution. Atlantic’s grant enabled V-Cap to expand its capacity to support health care providers that serve low-income and vulnerable communities in the United…
Resource type: Case Study
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Right to Care
Source: Flatbush Pictures
The documentary film Right to Care, featuring Caring Across Generations co-director Ai-jen Poo (pictured above), highlights both the important work being done by domestic workers in the United States and the challenges facing this growing workforce. Watch the 10-minute film to learn about the importance of care work, and…
Resource type: Video
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The Campaign for Better Care: Summary Evaluation Findings
Source: Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
This evaluation of the Campaign for Better Care — an Atlantic-funded effort to include the voices and perspectives of vulnerable populations in health care so that it reflected their needs — found that although the foundation provided needed organizational support, resources are still limited in carrying…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families
Source: Mathematica Policy Research
More than 16,000 uninsured children and parents nationwide enrolled in or renewed health insurance coverage through the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) initiative. Implemented in eight cities across the country, the competitive grant program aimed to improve public health by using…
Resource type: Video
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ACA Helps Bring Child Uninsured Rate Down to New Record Low
Source: Georgetown Center for Children and Families
The children’s uninsured rate in the United States declined significantly after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, according to this report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. All income and racial groups and areas of the country reflected this national…
Resource type: Research Report
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Esther’s Story: Walking Again Thanks to Adult Day Services
“The first day I went to the centre, I was scared, I was in a wheelchair, and I was paralysed on the left side. Everybody was so friendly. My arm was frozen to my side, and now I can move it and I can open…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Securing Affordable Health Care for All Americans
Today, nearly 50 million Americans have no health care coverage, those with insurance frequently do not get the care they need, and the ill are often shut out of the system. Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is campaigning to pass legislation in 2009 that…
Resource type: Grantee Story
