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RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize
Feature
The RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize honors outstanding community partnerships which are helping people live healthier lives. The six winners were selected from more than 160 applicants from across the country.
Infographic: Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties
March 20, 2013 | Infographic
This infographic shows the healthiest and least healthiest counties in four states from the 2013 County Health Rankings. See how your county ranks and ways counties can improve health.
Transforming Public Health
June 1, 2012 | Report
The Transforming Public Health project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and convened by RESOLVE, tasked a small group of public health thought leaders with developing guidance for public health officials and policy-makers in prio ...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation Award $700,000 in Community Health Grants to National Business Coalition on Health Members
May 9, 2013 | Grant/News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation are awarding $700,000 in community health grants to nine National Business Coalition on Health member coalitions.
County Health Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Every State
March 20, 2013 | News Release
A new report released today examines the health and well-being of people living in nearly every county in the United States.
Local Legal Infrastructure and Population Health
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the association between legal structures and population health indicators to better understand law’s contribution to community health.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee: Preventing Teen Pregnancy
December 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A study released this fall in the American Journal of Public Health looks at a critical evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program led by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee. The United Way catalyzed critical partnerships between schools, comm ...
Health Enterprise Zones: "I Believe We Can Eliminate Health Disparities"
December 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The state of Maryland recently passes legislation to address health disparity issues through “health enterprise zones.” The legislation allows local non-profits, health agencies, and local health providers to work together to address this critical i ...
Are We There Yet?
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Medicine and public health should be better integrated to improve population health in the U.S. This article presents conflicts encountered in the past, and discusses initiatives that may help align community health with clinical medicine
Health Happens Here: Q&A with Robert Ross, President of The California Endowment
October 30, 2012 | New Public Health Post
"Black men today are more likely to receive a GED in prison than graduate from college. One in three black men, and one in six Latino men, are projected to go to prison in their lifetimes. There is new hope--Sacramento is now responding to this cris ...