Jul 1 2011 Improving the Health Care Transition Process for Persons with Developmental Disabilities & Medically Complex Conditions

Matheny Medical and Education Center in Peapack, Sussex County, NJ, is developing a model to improve transitions to and from acute care hospitals for persons with multiple chronic conditions.
Jul 1 2009 Ironbound Newark Latino Health Literacy Initiative

Ironbound Community Corporation in Newark, Essex County, NJ, partners with the School of Nursing at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to improve immigrant health literacy by focusing on four areas of literacy: oral, print, cultural and conceptual knowledge, and numeracy.
Jul 1 2009 Project HELP (Health Education Literacy Project)

North Hudson Community Action Corporation uses its Very Informed Patient (VIP) program at three health centers to provide one-on-one education to improve patient health literacy.
Jul 1 2009 Project HOLA (Health Outreach and Literacy Awareness)

Zufall Health Center addresses health literacy issues in its community by incorporating health topics into English as a Second Language classes as well as computer literacy classes for immigrant students.
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