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At-risk and vulnerable people

The Vulnerable Populations portfolio creates new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts -- in our homes, schools and jobs.

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Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders

May 30, 2013 | Program Results Report

From 2007-2012, Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders - a $3.6 million national program - provided training to 219 early-to-mid-career professionals working with vulnerable populations in eight communities.

Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education

August 27, 2013 | Program Results Report

RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.

Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities

June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report

Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.

Supporting Families After Welfare Reform: Access to Medicaid, SCHIP and Food Stamps

National Program

Program to help states and large counties solve problems in eligibility processes that make it difficult for low-income families to access and retain Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or Food Stamps.

Better Care, Better Health, Lower Cost

January 30, 2013 | Report

Cuyahoga County had fewer hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between 2009 and 2011 (a cost savings of $20 million.)

Growing Experience Corps

January 25, 2013 | Program Results Report

Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.

Raising the Flag for Community Health Workers

January 26, 2010 | Program Results Report

From 2006 to 2009, staff members at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, worked to raise the profile and influence of community health workers in the health care system and among policy-makers.

Dental Pipeline Program Graduate Becomes a Public Health Dentist

October 8, 2009 | Program Results Report

Leah Tate, DDS, grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and was an undergraduate biology major at Spelman College.

Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas

May 31, 2009 | Program Results Report

When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.

Richard Payne, MD, PhD

October 1, 2005 | Story

As an undergraduate at Yale University, Richard Payne, MD, MPH, completed a BA in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was awarded his MD from Harvard University in 1977.

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