California Morbidity Research Project

Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project

Introduction Despite pressures for quick one-size-fits-all fixes to providing teachers with professional development, the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) has maintained a focus on providing long-term, subject-specific professional development. The CHSSP has sought opportunities to partner with districts, schools, and teachers so as to help build teachers' content knowledge, ac...

Morbidity matters: challenges for research

expanding challenge for many health systems, including the NHS. It can be defined as the coexistence of several chronic diseases or medical conditions in one person. It is increasingly common among older people, as effective interventions reduce fatal events but increase the prevalent disease population, and life expectancy of the general population continues to rise. As a result, multimorbidit...

Factors Affecting Implementation of the California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CA-CORD) Project, 2013

INTRODUCTION Ecological approaches to health behavior change require effective engagement from and coordination of activities among diverse community stakeholders. We identified facilitators of and barriers to implementation experienced by project leaders and key stakeholders involved in the Imperial County, California, Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration project, a multilevel, multisector...

The southern california perinatal patient safety project.

By Jean Sandoval, RN, MSN Janice McDonald, RN, MBA Suzanne Graham, RN, PhD The Northern California Perinatal Patient Safety Project (PPSP) won the Lawrence Patient Safety New Project Award in 2004 (See “The Perinatal Patient Safety Project: New Can Be Great!” in The Permanente Journal 2005 Winter;9(1):25-7 and “Perinatal Patient Safety Project” in The Permanente Journal 2005 Spring;9(2):28-33)....

California Portable Classrooms Study Project Executive Summary