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Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.

National Program Will Strengthen Community-Based Advocacy to Reduce Health Inequities and Create Healthy Neighborhoods

January 17, 2010 | News Release

$15 million investment engages residents in communities of color and indigenous nations in local efforts to improve food and recreation environments.

Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises Sharply in October

November 22, 2009 | News Release

People's concerns about losing their health insurance coverage ease; Americans say they feel more secure in their ability to obtain and afford future care.

Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Health Care

October 28, 2009 | News Release

New facts uncovered to advance health care systems and policy for U.S. Latinos.

Hospitals That Care for Poor Patients Face Digital Divide Without Federal Help

October 26, 2009 | News Release

First national look at electronic health records in hospitals that serve the poor shows effect of lagging adoption rates on quality.

RWJF Selects 15 Hospitals to Participate in National Quality Improvement Collaboratives

August 25, 2009 | News Release

Part of RWJF's "Aligning Forces for Quality" program, the efforts focus on improving quality of cardiac care for African-American and Hispanic patients, and more effective language services for patients who speak little English.

New Program Launched to Help Emergency Departments Relieve Crowding, Improve Health Care Delivery

September 23, 2002 | News Release

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.

Universal Health Symbols Provide Direction for Many in Hospitals

December 26, 2005 | News Release

New symbols remove language barriers, provide better access to care.

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