Why We Need Urban Health Equity Indicators
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Global health challenges are increasingly more prominent as city populations continue to grow, making community health a priority.
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Morphing Medical Practices into Health Practices
January 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Dissemination of Results in Community-Based Participatory Research
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Researchers have an ethical responsibility to transmit their findings to the public. This literature review analyzed articles and surveyed researchers, to assess the communication of community-based participatory research (CBPR) findings to participating communities.
Emerging Community Health Leader Tackles Health and Economic Problems in Alabama and Mid-South Region
November 3, 2010 | Story
New Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders graduate helps organize groundbreaking summit on link between health and economic development.
Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA
June 1, 2006 | Story
Trejo says this also marked a "groundbreaking" form of cooperation between the departments of mental health and aging.
Smoking in Context
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the extent to which smoking prevalence varies across geographic areas, specifically communities, health regions, and provinces/territories in Canada, independent of individual characteristics. Geography contributed to the total variation in smoking at 8.4 percent.
The Good Neighbor Policy May Interfere With Oral Health
April 22, 2013 | Story
Forgetting your dental checkup? It may have something to do with your community.
RWJF Names 2012 Community Health Leaders
October 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Ten individuals who have overcome significant challenges to help improve health and health care in their communities will be named 2012 RWJF Community Health Leaders at an awards ceremony in San Antonio.
An RWJF Community Health Leader Remembers Her Award - One Year Later
October 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Chrysanne Grund reflects on her experience in the year since she was named an RWJF Community Health Leader.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
National Program
To provide recognition for the contributions community health leaders make to achieving RWJF's mission and goals, and to enhance their capacity to have more permanent and widespread impact on health problems.