June 1, 2006
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Journal Article
This article, the introduction to a supplement of the journal Academic Medicine, focuses on eight partnerships of the Health Professions Partnerships Initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Six schools of medicine and two schools of public health were invited to write case studies addressing the challenges, barriers and solutions to producing 'pipeline' partnerships with a variety of educational institutions.
August 18, 2011
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Program Results Report
SkillWorks, a Boston-Based collaborative created a workforce partnership to increase career advancement and training opportunities for community health workers and subcontracted its evaluation.
May 1, 2013
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Program Results Report
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program builds population health leaders through innovative, interdisciplinary research.
National Program
To build the field of population health by training scholars to investigate the connections among biological, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health.
National Program
To create changes in policy and practice that will lead to recruitment and retention of high-quality direct care workers in nursing homes and in home- and community-based settings.
October 1, 2010
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Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).
April 25, 2010
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Program Results Report
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.
January 1, 2010
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Journal Article
Lasting changes to organizational culture in nursing homes must come via gradual changes to the organizations' cultural artifacts.
July 1, 2008
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Journal Article
This article examined how basic supervision, job enhancements and concrete job rewards related to job commitment for certified nursing assistants.
July 1, 2008
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Journal Article
Using applied research initiatives, the Better Jobs Better Care (BJBC) demonstration addressed workforce improvement for direct care workers and the quality of care provided to those needing long-term care.