Grants

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

To explore the social and economic factors that affect health (e.g., poverty, education, housing) to lead to changes in national, state, and local policies, and promote private-sector initiatives that will reduce health inequities among Americans.

Grant Details

Amount Awarded $10,000,000.00

Awarded on: 10/26/2006

Time frame: 11/1/2006 - 9/14/2014

Grant Number: 57934

Grantee

George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services Center for Health & Health Care in Schools

2121 K Street, N.W., Suite 250
Washington, DC, 20037-1861

202-994-4134
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