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April 10, 2013 | Story
Jane Sarwin knew it was time to address gaps in her career development and prepare for leadership opportunities. For both, she turned to Ladder to Leadership, designed to build the capacity of nonprofits serving vulnerable populations.
April 10, 2013 | Story
Deborah Hoffman thought she had failed in trying to lead a nonprofit health organization in New Mexico. Ladder for Leadership changed her career path and put her back on track.
April 3, 2013 | Feature
Highlights from the Foundation's many stories and articles, enterprise-wide.
March 14, 2013 | Story
Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, New York State Health Commissioner, describes how he is applying leadership lessons from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program in his job.
December 5, 2012 | Journal Article
While taxes have helped reduce tobacco use—the single largest cause of death in the United States—by more than 50 percent since the mid-1960s, tobacco use has been largely unchanged for the past 20 years.
November 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Economic constraints cause many Latinos to settle in low-income neighborhoods that have limited access to affordable healthy food options, playgrounds and parks, and pedestrian and bike-friendly streets. Instead, these neighborhoods have fast food r ...
October 31, 2012 | New Public Health Post
To follow is an excerpt of a blog post by Myra Parker, JD, PhD, is acting instructor at the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors at the University of Washington and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections grantee, about ...
October 29, 2012 | New Public Health Post
To follow is an excerpt of a conversation with Monica Peek, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholar and grantee, who presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting about new research exploring the value of high quality doctor-pa ...
October 28, 2012
A conversation with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on working across sectors to improve people's health.
October 26, 2012 | Story
A Conversation with APHA executive director Georges Benjamin.