Nigerian Nurse Helps African Immigrants Battle Breast Cancer
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF honors Ifeanyi Anne Nwabukwu, RN, BSN, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.
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Andrea Ivory Saves Lives by Helping Vulnerable Women Detect Breast Cancer Early
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.
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 ...
Josephine Mercado Creates Program to Teach Latinos How to Stay Healthy
August 23, 2010 | Story
2010 Community Health Leader winner dispatches promotorascommunity volunteers who share health information with othersto educate Latino community about health, wellness and disease prevention.
Outreach Program Adapted to Improve Health Care for Asian People in Philadelphia
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and New York University Downtown Hospital worked together to develop and implement the Chinese Community Partnership for Health, designed to improve the health of Asian populations in Philadelphia.
Community Service Project Evaluates Adding a Health and Safety Component
November 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation carried out a planning project to incorporate a specific focus on health into the National School and Community Corps program funded by AmeriCorps.
Museums and Science Centers Open Their Doors to Health-Related Promotions
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
The National Health Museum established the National Public Health Partnership with the goal of expanding the reach of the nation's health promotion and disease prevention efforts.
Taking it to the Streets: Community Health Workers Improve Access for Low-Income Residents
January 28, 2002 | Program Result
The New Community Corporation, the largest nonprofit housing corporation in New Jersey, worked with Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), a worldwide humanitarian organization in health care, to train Community Health Workers.
African-American Hairstylists Enlisted as Lay Health Promoters in Eight Michigan Cities
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.
New York's Apollo Theater and Health Providers Sponsor Health Fairs for Harlem Residents
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Apollo Theater Foundation, in partnership with North General Hospital and Affinity Health Plan, sponsored a series of health fairs for Harlem residents.