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Health care, without question 09/06/2001 By Robert DavisReprinted with permission of USA Today LAREDO, Texas Hector Salino waits patiently as his wife sees a nurse at their local medical clinic. But he is in no ordinary waiting room, and she is in no ordinary clinic. He stands in the sweltering heat by his dusty pickup, not far from his home, as his wife gets her health care inside a specially equipped, air-conditioned truck. The medical…
See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information With a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging mandatory filters in libraries, the Foundation conducted a comprehensive study that indicates Internet filters most frequently used by schools and libraries can effectively block pornography without significantly impeding access to online health information - but only if they aren't set at their most restrictive levels. As filters are set at higher levels…
See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information With a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging mandatory filters in libraries, the Foundation conducted a comprehensive study that indicates Internet filters most frequently used by schools and libraries can effectively block pornography without significantly impeding access to online health information - but only if they aren't set at their most restrictive levels. As filters are set at higher levels…
The third in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend online; their favorite online activities; how and where young people access the web; and how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity. Key Facts: Key Facts: Children and Video Games
An Interview with Michael Sinclair, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation's South Africa Program Michael Sinclair provides highlights from the AIDS 2000 conference and shares his views on the role of the South African government in access to treatment and care, U.S. government and private sector support efforts, and the future of the AIDS epidemic. TRANSCRIPT: Q: The big question is what came out of this conference? What was good about it,…
The Health Rights Hotline, a four-year pilot consumer assistance programbegun in Sacramento, California in July 1996, provides health plan enrolleeswith information about managed care and helps them resolve difficulties withtheir plans. The Hotline is a program of the non-profit Center for HealthCare Rights, and has been funded by three private health care foundations:the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the California Wellness Foundation,and the Sierra Health Foundation. This demonstration project, located in the Sacramento region in…
Grantmaking FoundationsNonprofit and Other Support OrganizationsSouth Africa News MediaU.S. and Regional Government Agencies GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONSAmerican Express Company American Express supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations each year through its foundation and corporate giving activities. Grants are made under three program themes: Community Service, Cultural Heritage, and Economic Independence. Carnegie Corporation of New York Carnegie Corporation of New York is a general-purpose, grantmaking foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie "for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge…
Talking with Kids (and Parents) Talking with Kids, a partnership of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now, has teamed up with Nickelodeon, the number-one kids' entertainment brand, to create Talking with Kids (And Parents) About Tough Issues, a campaign to encourage earlier and more frequent parent-child communication. Launched in March of 2001, the on-going effort includes resources to support talks on a range of "tough issues," including sex, violence, alcohol and drugs, and respect.…
loveLife: The Foundation's Largest Initiative Ever Aims To Curb HIV Infection Among South African YouthloveTrain The work of loveLife is supported by the loveTrain a sexual health education center and clinic on rails and the loveTours a mobile radio broadcast unit. The approach is to motivate young people to participate in sexual health education programs through recreational opportunities and entertainment. loveTrain Schedule Press Release: loveLife Launches New Love Train Tour , July 16, 2001 <--…
The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games -- pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on young players. Future issues will focus on violence on television, media ratings, and the online activities of teenagers. Key Facts:…
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