Press Coverage

June 11, 2008 - Community Care for Depression

With the front-page headline “On Cape, no vacation from depression,” the Boston Globe featured Community Care for Depression —a project that integrates mental health and primary care at four community health centers. The story cited a soon-to-be-released study demonstrating that more than 40 percent of 15,000 patients screened by the project showed evidence of depression.

The Community Foundation of Cape Cod nominated Community Care for Depression for their 2004 LFP matching grant.

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May 18, 2008 - Iris House, A Center for Women Living with HIV

“Despite H.I.V., Fighting to Maintain Health and a Positive Attitude” focused a New York Times spotlight on the success of Iris House, A Center for Women Living with HIV. When Iris House opened 15 years ago and received an LFP matching grant, it was one of the first women-centered AIDS groups in the U.S.

The United Way of New York City nominated Iris House, A Center for Women Living with HIV for their 1993 LFP matching grant.

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May 9, 2008 - Health-e-Access

In “Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits,” the washingtonpost.com “HealthDay News” showed that Health-e-Access is now an evidence-based best practice offering parents and insurers a way to save resources and improve children’s health.

Read all about the project, including a link to a podcast interview with project director Kenneth McConnochie, M.D.

Rochester Area Community Foundation nominated Health-e-Access for their 2002 LFP matching grant.

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May 4, 2008 - CeaseFire

CeaseFire: the campaign to stop the shooting grew from a public health pilot program in Chicago to a national model featured as the cover story of the New York Times Magazine, “Blocking the Transmission of Violence.” A recent evaluation funded by the National Institute of Justice noted shootings declined between 17 and 34 percent in CeaseFire neighborhoods.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation nominated CeaseFire: the project to stop the shooting for their 1999 LFP matching grant.

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April 11, 2008 - BODYLOVE

A front-page feature article in the Los Angeles Times, “A health message listeners can relate to,” prompted national publicity for BODYLOVE, the African-American radio soap opera series produced in Birmingham, AL. The project slips health advice into the dramatic dialogue, providing information on conditions ranging from diabetes and hypertension to depression and alcoholism.

The article was syndicated across the U.S. all the way to the Baltimore Sun, and prompted blog postings and calls from network media. The radio dramas hook the audience on a storyline following several African-American families whose lives intersect around a beauty salon and whose health problems drive some of the emotionally charged scenes.

Listen to the BODYLOVE promotion, a five-minute “demo” tape, or read a behind-the-scenes story of a BODYLOVE broadcast.

The Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation nominated the BODYLOVE Dissemination Project for their 2004 LFP matching grant.

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February 2008 - Healthy Black Family Project

Opening to the lively beat of African dance music, WQED-TV focused on the success of the Healthy Black Family Project in “Closing the Gap on Racial and Ethnic Disparities.” The program was part of a weeklong series on addressing health disparities produced by WQED-TV—Pittsburgh’s PBS station.

It showcased the way Healthy Black Family has embedded fitness and wellness activities in the community to fight prevalent diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Local funding partners helped create new exercise studios for the project’s popular sessions at a neighborhood center.

The video also points to the collaboration between community and academic leaders at the Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh. In an interview in the first overview episode, Center director Stephen Thomas, Ph.D., outlined the series topics including disparities caused by race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, literacy, gender and locations such as rural communities.

The Pittsburgh Foundation nominated Healthy Black Family Project for their 2005 LFP matching grant.

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