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January 25, 2012 | Program Results Report
New Connections brings new perspectives to RWJF grantmaking by supporting researchers from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities.
May 2, 2012 | Program Results Report
A professor at the University of Virginia conducted research on African Americans in the health professions to make available resources that scholars and educators could use to encourage more young African Americans to pursue health careers.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This research brief examines the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence nutrition, overweight and obesity among Latino youth.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief summarizes research that examines environmental, socioeconomic and cultural factors related to physical activity and/or obesity among Latino youth to identify solutions for reversing the obesity epidemic.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This research brief explores the relationships between media marketing and the health behaviors of Latino youth, particularly as these behaviors pertain to overweight and obesity.
May 23, 2012 | Story
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-sponsored summer program is helping to increase ranks of minority doctors.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Health Care Access Model defines taxonomy and presents a framework for classifying and reporting health care access barriers associated with health care disparities.
April 15, 2011 | Journal Article
This research links historical trauma and the concept of embodiment as related to American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
March 23, 2011 | Journal Article
This paper reports the results of a multilevel analysis of condom use among female Filipino female sex workers. Condom use is affected by organizational and social factors.
January 1, 2011 | Book
This article provides fresh evidence of low mortality rates among adult and older Hispanic immigrants. The authors cite numerous studies, including several refuting "salmon-bias " Hispanic neighborhoods seem to provide cultural support systems promoting good health.