Community Health Leader Honored for Work on Indian Health
August 15, 2011 | Story
Working against poverty and strained resources, one woman strives to build a more reliable health care system on reservations.
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Summary Progress Report Active Living by Design Grant Program
September 1, 2009 | Report
In 2003, there were 25 community partnerships (CPs) from across the country who were selected to receive funding for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Active Living by Design (ALbD) initiative. Results from the funded communities are presented in the context of the "5P" Community Action Model.
RWJF's Hassmiller Aids Tornado Victims in Alabama
May 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Times of Trenton is reporting on the extraordinary work of Susan Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s senior adviser for nursing, who is in Alabama helping victims of the recent tornadoes. An American Red Cross ...
RWJF Community Health Leader Takes Reins at San Francisco Department of Public Health
February 23, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Barbara A. Garcia, M.P.A., a RWJF Community Health Leader (1993), began her duties as director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health in January. Garcia had been the Department’s deputy since 1999. “Becoming the director is a really exciti ...
RWJF Community Health Leader Named Health Advocate of the Year
February 4, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Congratulations to RWJF Community Health Leader Judi Hilman (2008) for being named Families USA’s Consumer Health Advocate of the Year. Hilman is executive director of the Utah Health Policy Project, which assures quality, affordable, comprehensive ...
Role Development of Community Health Workers
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the literature to assess the role of community health workers in the research process. The authors find that community health worker training and selection is inconsistently reported, making the design and implementation of future community health worker programs more difficult.
2010 Community Health Leaders are Transforming Health and Health Care in Vulnerable Communities
August 23, 2010 | Video/Story
Read the profiles about each of the 10 winners and watch the video to learn how each has made a difference in their communities.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Winners of the 2010 Community Health Leaders Award
August 12, 2010 | News Release
Ten Activists Honored for Transforming Health and Health Care in Vulnerable Communities
Evaluation of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity
February 21, 2010 | Evaluation
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities works to implement healthy eating and active living policy- and environmental-change initiatives that can support healthier communities for children and families across the United States.
Raising the Flag for Community Health Workers
January 26, 2010 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2009, staff members at the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, worked to raise the profile and influence of community health workers in the health care system and among policy-makers.