Community Development and Health
November 10, 2011 | Issue Brief
The community development field is a promising sector to bring into the fold of health care because of its ability to address many of the socioeconomic issues related to public health.
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State Forums Partnership Program
National Program
Program to establish a technical assistance center to support the adoption of the New Jersey Policy Forums on Health and Medical Care project in up to eight states.
Texas Health Institute: A Long-Term Commitment to Health Policy Research
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Texas Health Institute began in 1964 as a subsidiary of the Texas Hospital Association.
Putting Obesity on the Agenda in Kansas and Texas
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
In Kansas, the project director credited a forum on obesity in February 2003 for helping to "place the issue on the policy agenda." A couple of important changes resulted.
Bringing Students into the Policy Conversation in Massachusetts
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
In Massachusetts, the Commonwealth's many public health, health policy and medical graduate programs presented multifaceted opportunities for partnership and integration with forum activities.
Responding to Tragedy in North Dakota
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
In March 2005, a teen gunman from the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota shot and killed nine people at Red Lake Senior High School before killing himself.
Making Security the Focus in Texas: A Forum on Bioterrorism
November 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
When the anthrax attacks occurred in September 2001, shortly after the bombing of the World Trade Center Towers, the Texas Health Institute responded by rescheduling a forum planned on long-term care and replacing it with one on bioterrorism.
Chronic Care Programs
August 1, 2012 | Report
A broad overview of RWJF’s chronic illness-related programs--their outcomes and their impact on the systems of care for persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
How to Protect Scientific Integrity and Business Interests
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the Washington law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft defined the implications of the Shelby Amendment, which requires that all data produced by federally supported scientists at nonprofit institutions be publicly available through the Freedom of Information Act.
Project Seeks to Strengthen Public Policy Capacity of Nonprofits
August 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 2000 and 2001, Focus Project, Washington, collected and analyzed various data on barriers and incentives to participation by nonprofit organizations in the public policy process.