Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Menu
  • About RWJF
  • Our Work
  • Research & Publications
View All:
  • Grants
  • Topics
  • Blogs

About RWJF

Newsroom

Newsroom
  • RWJF in the News
  • News Releases
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Speeches and Commentaries
  • RWJF DataHub
  • Blogs

You are now viewing 1 - 5 of 5 results

Sort results by:
  • Relevance
  • Alphabetical Order
  • Publication Date

Refine Your Results

  • Topic: Quality of care
  • Race/Ethnicity: Black (incl. African American)
By Topic
  • Cultural, gender, racial, religious and ethnic barriers (5)
  • Disparities in quality of care (5)
  • Access and barriers to care (4)
  • Medical treatment facilities (3)
  • Public policy and regulation (2)
  • Hospitals and hospital systems (2)
  • Health plans (2)
  • Financial barriers to care (2)
  • Language and health illiteracy barriers (2)
  • Uninsured (2)
  • Patient safety and outcomes (2)
  • Workforce issues (2)
  • Cardiovascular disease (2)
  • Obesity/childhood obesity (2)
  • Patient education (2)
By Content
  • Program Area
    • Quality/Equality (2)
    • Childhood Obesity (1)
    • Pioneer (1)
By Demographics
  • Race/Ethnicity
    • Latino or Hispanic (3)
    • American Indian (incl. Alaska Native) (3)
    • Asian/Pacific Islander (2)
    • Other racial or ethnic groups (1)
  • Location
    • National (3)

Finding Answers Awards More Than $1.5 Million to Evaluate Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups

October 19, 2009 | News Release

Seven grants given to organizations with demonstrated abilities to develop and test interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

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.

New Report: Adult Obesity Increases in 28 States

June 29, 2010 | News Release

Striking disparities persist; obesity rates highest among Blacks and in Southern states.

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.

RWJF Home → About RWJF → Newsroom → News Releases
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Email
  • RSS

Our mission: to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

  • About RWJF
    • Our Mission
    • Program Areas
    • From Our President
    • Leadership & Staff
    • Annual Reports
    • Newsroom
    • Job Opportunities
    • Office Location
    • Our Policies
  • Our Work
    • Health Policy
    • Prevention
    • Cost and Value
    • Leadership
    • All Topics
  • Program Areas
    • Childhood Obesity
    • Coverage
    • Human Capital
    • Pioneer
    • Public Health
    • Quality/Equality
    • Vulnerable Populations
  • Research & Publications
    • Find RWJF Research
    • Assessing Our Impact
    • How We Work
    • Data Center
    • RWJF DataHub
  • Grants
    • What We Fund
    • Calls for Proposals
    • Grantee Resources
    • FAQs
  • Blogs
    • Human Capital
    • New Public Health
    • Pioneering Ideas
  • My RWJF
    • Subscription Management
    • My Profile
  • Contact RWJF
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

© 2001–2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. All Rights Reserved.