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December 11, 2009 | Journal Article
This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.
August 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An elderly woman calls to me. I’ve know her for years. She has a Section 8 apartment. She has many medical conditions, and last year was treated for breast cancer. She has fought depression since her oldest son was put in jail. She needs me t ...
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader creates an organization that serves up healthy, locally grown fare to New Jersey's hungry and homeless.
September 9, 2011 | Program Result
Staff at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon built and engaged two coalitions of faith communities - in Portland and Corvallis - government agencies, advocacy groups and others to improve the health of congregations and their communities.
June 22, 2007 | Program Result
The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan expanded a project to train hair stylists in African-American neighborhoods as lay health promoters to educate their clients about diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader turns her own diagnosis into a project for the greater good by raising awareness of breast cancer among uninsured women in South Florida.
October 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Chrysanne Grund reflects on her experience in the year since she was named an RWJF Community Health Leader.
April 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
"I told him never to underestimate the power of nurses. Just think of what we can do when we come together for the greater good." So I revised my goal to $1,500 and let everyone know that…and I passed that new goal within one hour. Then I revised my ...
October 27, 2011 | Story
As APHA's 2011 Annual Meeting begins, the organization's new president talks about the critical role of community in health and his vision for the Association's future.