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
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
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.