Lawyer Uses Legal System to Battle Poverty, Improve Health for Working Poor
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF honors Amy Johnson, JD, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.
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Locally Recruited Lay Advisors Contribute to Community Health
October 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
In 1998, Freedom from Hunger, a California-based organization that addresses issues of hunger and poor nutrition, began the replication and institutionalization of a program to train lay health advisors in several Southern states.
Beatrice Clark Shelby
March 1, 2002 | Story
"People say that I lead, but mostly, I've got all these young people that work with me, that do things that make me look good. So let me just be honest. I try to give them an opportunity." - Beatrice Clark Shelby
Community Advocate Helps Rural Poor Age in Their Own Homes
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader creates a program that educates residents of Arkansas' poorest region about health and health care services.
Neighborhood by Neighborhood, Little Rock Combats Substance Abuse
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Fighting Back project in Little Rock, Ark., worked to strengthen community participation and resolve in combating substance abuse and its effects by strengthening neighborhood services and identity.