How They Did It
Lessons from Boston: Providing Trauma Care
An RWJF Clinical Scholar shares lessons from the Brigham and Women’s ER on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Incentive Models
Group-Based Incentives for Weight Loss Produce Better Results
RWJF Scholar identifies most effective incentive programs for employee weight loss.
The Manufacture of Recovery
Is the Mental Health Recovery Movement Best for Patients?
A grantee explores the history and potential of the new approach to mental health policy and care.
Enrollment Surging
More Nurses Climbing Education Ladder
A more highly educated nursing workforce will help meet future health care demands.
A Defensive Science
Can Genetics Strengthen the Field of Environmental Science?
A grantee’s new book looks at the possible effects of the new focus on gene-environment interaction in population health.
Healing While Embracing Change
Kinder, Gentler Reform Needed to Avoid Physician/Patient Divide
Will patient care suffer from reform’s drive toward efficiency? A physician asks her colleagues to proceed with caution.
Research shows that close friends and neighbors may have an unexpected impact on each other’s oral health habits. Taking an active role in community-based activities may also influence the decisions you make about seeing your dentist regularly. Learn more about the power of casual social relationships.
About the Human Capital Portfolio
We prepare health professionals for leadership, support scholars in their research, and promote diversity in order to build a skilled health care workforce ready to address the health, cost and quality challenges facing the nation.
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Since 1977, the number of Hispanic or Latino #medical school applicants has more than tripled.
News from Human Capital Grantees
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In Indiana, Physicians and Nurses Work Together to Transform Nursing
Campaign for Action
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Identifying Barriers to Patient Engagement
RWJF Health & Society Scholars
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RWJF Scholar Tackles Childhood Obesity
RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholars
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RWJF Scholar Adds “Impact Award” to Collection of Prizes
RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
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The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
Campaign for Action, organized by RWJF in collaboration with AARP, is an initiative to advance comprehensive health care change. The campaign addresses challenges confronting nursing to help transform the health care system.
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Current Calls for Proposals
Now accepting applications for the RWJF Health & Society Scholars program. Deadline: September 20, 2013
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RWJF Human Capital News
Read all the latest about the work of RWJF Scholars and Fellows.
Learn about RWJF Human Capital Programs
Explore Human Capital Programs at www.RWJFLeaders.org.
The Human Capital Blog
RWJF Human Capital Newsletters
Leaders’ Link features the latest news about RWJF scholars, fellows, and alumni, and updates about their programs.
Sharing Nursing's Knowledge features news and information about nursing, including research, conferences, grants, and more.