Interview
Lessons From Boston
RWJF Clinical Scholar Jeremiah Schuur, MD, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, helped treat many of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Here's what he learned.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Featured
Public Health Response to Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy presented some of the greatest public health and emergency preparedness challenges from extreme weather in recent history, leaving dozens dead, and millions without power across a wide swath of the Northeast. This superstorm tested the capabilities of the public health system, and public health officials responded in heroic fashion. Public Health is there to help keep our communities safe and healthy before, through, and after storms like Hurricane Sandy.
How Ready is Your State for a Health Emergency?
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
The 10th annual Ready or Not? report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows persistent gaps in states’ preparedness to respond to events ranging from bioterrorist threats to hurricanes to serious disease outbreaks.
Focus on Public Health
Geographic Variations in Public Health Spending
As state and local health departments cope with budget cuts, job losses, and the demands of preparing communities for both seasonal and H1N1 flu, it’s more important than ever to build the evidence for what works—and what is cost-effective—in public health. Public Health Services and Systems Research answers questions about how public health can be structured, managed, staffed, funded, and organized so it can improve the lives of the people it serves.
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Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge: What’s in the Latest Issue
December 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Read about what's in the December issue Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge.
Nurse Heroes
December 6, 2012 | Story
Nurses step up to serve in Hurricane Sandy, and the public, the press and even the president take note.
In the Media: Image of Nurse Rescuing Newborn Goes Viral After Hurricane Sandy
December 6, 2012 | Story
Image of nurse rescuing newborn goes viral after Hurricane Sandy.
New on RWJF.org
September 29, 2011 | Story
Read about a new cohort of RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars, new Human Capital blog posts by nurses, the Initiative on the Future of Nursing website, and more.
Aiming for a 'Smoother Chaos'
September 15, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
So in the weeks and months leading up to hurricane season, we put our leadership teams in place, and make sure our rosters of volunteers have been refreshed. After all, it’s a largely volunteer workforce we rely on, and these are men and women who a ...
Quotable Quotes about Nursing, April 2011
April 25, 2011 | Story
New and notable quotes on nurses' role in emergency preparedness, the RWJF New Careers in Nursing program, the diverse roles nurses play in helping patients, and more.
Strengthening Public Health Nursing - Part I
September 1, 2008 | Issue Brief
The September 2008, part 1, issue of Charting Nursing's Future focuses on strengthening public health nursing.
Human Capital News Roundup: Medication errors affecting children with cancer, particulate matter, the needs of urban communities, and more.
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.
Susan Hassmiller Receives Florence Nightingale Medal
July 6, 2009 | News Release
RWJF senior adviser for nursing awarded nursing's highest international honor.
Making Every Nurse a Prepared Nurse
May 27, 2008 | Story
"The goal is just what the talking line says: 'Making every nurse a prepared nurse,'" says Veenema. "My goal is to get the program into all 50 states to any nurse who wants it."