‘Children’
Diabetes Youth Care
Sep. 5, 2018—In many hospitals in Ghana, adolescents and youth with chronic diseases are usually managed in the same setting as the adults. The age differences between them and the adults also create some cultural barriers. With this, most young people with chronic diseases would either come to the hospital close to closing time or would have...
Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program
Sep. 5, 2018—The Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program is a parent-to-parent intervention that targets economically disadvantaged and geographically and/or socially isolated families with children birth to age 3. The program is designed to improve health and child development among these families. MIHOW employs parents from the local community as outreach workers and role models, who...
TennCare
Sep. 5, 2018—TennCare is the state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program that provides health care for approximately 1.4 million Tennesseans and operates with an annual budget of approximately $12 billion. TennCare members are primarily low-income pregnant women, children and individuals who are elderly or have a disability. TennCare covers approximately 20 percent of the state’s population, 50 percent of the state’s births, and 50...
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Sep. 5, 2018—Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. They treat and help prevent all health issues ranging from colds and broken bones to heart disease and cancer. The world-class facilities at Children’s Hospital are a testament to the community’s dedication to the health of children. Constructed in 2004,...
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Aug. 27, 2018—The CMMB is an international, faith-based NGO providing long-term, co-operative, medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and unequal access to healthcare. For over a century, they have worked to strengthen and support communities through healthcare programs and initiatives, the distribution of medicines and medical supplies, and the placement of volunteers. As part...
Curamericas
Aug. 27, 2018—Curamericas Global was founded in 1983 by Duke University and Johns Hopkins alumni Henry Perry III, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H and Alice Weldon, Ph.D. Curamericas Global was created with the goal of establishing primary health care programs that are responsive to the health needs of the community, improving child survival within the community, and building the...
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Aug. 27, 2018—The CMMB is an international, faith-based NGO providing long-term, co-operative, medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and unequal access to healthcare. For over a century, they have worked to strengthen and support communities through healthcare programs and initiatives, the distribution of medicines and medical supplies, and the placement of volunteers. As part...