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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.

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.

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.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices Use Their Workforce More Effectively

March 5, 2012 | News Release

Goal is to Identify, Share Workforce Practices that Make Primary Care Accessible and Effective for More Patients.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Gives AARP Foundation $10 Million for New Center to Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Threatening Patient Care

December 5, 2007 | News Release

Center to Champion Nursing in America established to help reverse looming 1.1-million nurse workforce shortage.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Marks 40 Years: Board Approves Over $400 Million for Improving Health in 2013

November 1, 2012 | News Release

Funding focused on three interrelated areas, including prevention, costs, access, and workforce issues.

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.

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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