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February 1, 2002 | Program Result
In 1999, the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry sponsored a conference on child health issues, focusing mainly on research as a tool for influencing public policy and clinical practice.
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
Mediascope, a national nonprofit public policy organization, conducted a three-part campaign in 1998 and 1999 designed to encourage the U.S. television community to adopt quality educational children's programming.
December 20, 2012 | Program Result
Staff at the College of Allied Health and Nursing of Minnesota State University at Mankato created a curriculum and certification process for community health workers and advanced their role in the state's health care system.
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
From 2007 to 2011, the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) established itself as a national resource center for addiction treatment providers, sustaining the work of two previous RWJF national programs.
May 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief examines how education can influence health.
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.
June 28, 2012 | Story
Shelia Spurlock-White has developed a prep course for licensed practical nurses in the hope that better educated LPNs will lead to better elder care. RWJF, she says, inspires her in this mission.
June 12, 2012 | Program Result
The Center for Multicultural Human Services and Northern Virginia Family Service developed a training and technical assistance program to help mental health providers better serve the mental health and other needs of immigrants and refugees.
July 30, 2011 | Program Result
A 12-week health literacy course in Lincoln, Neb., sought to teach immigrants the basic medical information and vocabulary necessary to lead healthier lives.
February 25, 2011 | Program Result
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York City (ROC) assessed and addressed the lack of health information and resources among low-wage immigrant restaurant workers.