Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
Community Outreach/Community Health Workers
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Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention Among African American and Latino Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article reports the results from a randomized controlled trial to help African Americans and Latinos with type 2 diabetes improve diabetes self-management. These populations are more likely to have poorly controlled glycemic levels than non-Latino Whites.
Developing a Health Equity Toolbox for Health Practitioners to Advance Public Health Advocacy to Eliminate Health Disparities
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The Health Equity and Prevention Primer examines historical and current causes of inequities in health care and lays out opportunities and directions for a more equitable future.
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.
RWJF Community Health Leader Named Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
February 13, 2011 | Story
Families USA honors Judi Hilman for her work with the Utah Health Policy Project.
Getting it Right
August 10, 2009 | Audio
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey delivered the keynote address at the Strand Union Building at Montana State University on August 10, 2009.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Expands Its Reach in the Southern United States
January 18, 2010 | News Release
Community Health Leaders award partners with Houston-based Harris Foundation.
Integration of Social Epidemiology and Community-Engaged Interventions to Improve Health Equity
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Reducing health disparities is central to the work of both social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions, but practitioners in both fields have had little success working together to reduce health inequalities. The authors recommend promoting transdisciplinary training and practices.
The Economic Value of Improving the Health of Disadvantaged Americans
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The economic value of bringing the health status and longevity of all American adults up to the level of those with a college education is estimated at more than a trillion dollars a year.
A Faith-Led Effort to Combat Childhood Obesity in Oregon
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.
Participants' Assessments of the Effects of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Their Diabetes Self-Management and Interactions with Healthcare Providers
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the perceptions of patients in a diabetes self-management program that utilized community health workers. Respondents found that the self-management program improved their knowledge of diabetes care and helped them to better manage their diabetes.