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April 20, 2011
Promoting Wellness, Health and $1 Million for Research on Integrated Care Aetna Inc. and the Aetna Foundation are directing $1 million to fund four research projects to assess health care delivery systems that promote integrated care and patient-centered medical homes. Grants have been made to Baylor College of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco and the University of Florida. Details about the studies can be found in our news release. Abstracts Wanted for Aetna Foundation-Supported Issue of Health Affairs Health Affairs has issued a call for abstracts for a special cluster of articles on health disparities in access and outcomes to be published in its October issue with support from the Aetna Foundation. The deadline for submission is April 25. The journal welcomes proposals for papers, analyses, and commentaries. Authors of proposals selected for invitation will be notified in early May; papers will be due at the journal on June 15. Aetna Foundation Supports Head Start Healthy Eating Program With support from the Aetna Foundation, a consortium of New York City-based nonprofits is working to address childhood obesity among children who attend Head Start. Called Healthy Eating for a Healthy Start, the two-year demonstration pilot will provide Head Start staff with training and resources to provide their young students with healthier meals and snacks, engage the children and their families in nutrition education and healthy lifestyle behaviors, and encourage physical activity for children and their families. The pilot will be conducted at eight Head Start programs in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Currently, nearly 40 percent of the 18,000 children who attend the school readiness program in New York are either obese or overweight. Hear the Aetna Foundation on National Public Radio From April 18 through May 27, listeners of National Public Radio will hear 10-second radio ads from the Aetna Foundation on Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show and Talk of the Nation. Additionally, banner ads from the Aetna Foundation appear throughout www.npr.org during the same time-frame.
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