The County Health Rankings illustrate how much of what influences our health happens outside of the doctor’s office—in our schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. The County Health Roadmaps provide leaders in government, business, education, health care, and other sectors with tools and assistance to create a culture of health in their communities.
Investing in schools, farmers’ markets, pre-school programs, quality affordable housing, and safe places to exercise and play may be the best way to reduce America’s medical bills and help people live longer, healthier lives. Targeting the underlying social and economic factors that so often lead to poor health can lead to promising strategies to reduce health disparities and lower health care costs.
A national survey of physicians reveals that unmet social needs are directly leading to worse health for Americans—and that patients' social needs are as important to address as their medical conditions. The problems caused by these unmet needs impact everyone and are as important to address as their patients’ medical conditions.
These visionaries are fundamentally changing the landscape. They are creating new approaches to health and health care by spanning boundaries—across areas of expertise, organizations, communities, and cultures.
To combat the obesity epidemic in Nashville, Tennessee—where 28 percent of adults are obese and another 36 percent are overweight—the city has undertaken an ambitious effort to increase residents’ physical activity and improve their eating habits by adding sidewalks and bike lanes and making healthy food more available. By reducing the factors that lead to poor health and chronic diseases, the city is also reducing the costs of expensive care.
RWJF's County Health Roadmaps show what can be done to create healthier places to live, learn, work, and play.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is helping dozens of communities across the country to reshape their environments to support healthy living and prevent childhood obesity. These videos showcase their key achievements.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to address health and health care problems at their roots – where we live, learn, work, and play – with a team of dedicated people and organizations.
Envisioning a health care system in which patients’ unmet resource needs are routinely and systematically addressed as a standard element of patient care.
Increasing and improving access to primary and speciality care for Camden, New Jersey's most vulnerable residents.
Improving the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Giving policy makers the information they need to advance smarter policies today to help build safe, thriving communities tomorrow.
Helping dozens of communities across the country to reshape their environments to support healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.