New Participants in RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program to Study Impact of Social Factors on Nation’s Health
April 10, 2013 | Story
The RWJF Health & Society Scholars program has announced its 2013–2015 participants.
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Social Environment Trumps Genetics When it Comes to Teen Friendships
November 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that important interactions between genetics and the social environment help determine friendship formation during high school.
Meet the RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program
May 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is part of a new series of blog posts introducing programs that are part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Portfolio. The RWJF Health & Society Scholars program is building the nation’s capacity for research, leadership ...
RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Marks 10 Years of Expanding Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health
May 29, 2012 | Story
Program focuses on interdisciplinary research, looking beyond the clinic walls, to address population health problems.
When Dreams are Destroyed by the Foreclosure Crisis, Health Suffers Too
October 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Craig Pollack , MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar alumnus (2006-2009), has been looking at the ways the nation’s housing crisis is harming the health of those affected by foreclosures. In a series of studies conducted with fellow s ...
A New Way to Talk about the Social Determinants of Health
January 1, 2010 | Report
The Vulnerable Populations Portfolio shares a way to create more compelling, effective and persuasive messages that resonate when talking about the social determinants of health.
The Social Construction of Illness
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This essay explores how social dynamics shape the experience of illness. The authors recount the development of the cultural meaning of illness and provide a critique of the foundations of medical knowledge.
Understanding Geographic Patterns of Stroke
July 6, 2011 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Glymour investigated the relationship between geographic risk factors and adult cognitive impairment and stroke.
The Impact of Employment and Job Insecurity on Health
July 6, 2011 | Story
"The RWJF program is set up to allow scholars to make a substantive shift in what they study. It allowed the time and resources and mentorship I needed to make a dramatic change in my research focus and topics. It was profound."
RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Introduces 2011-2013 Participants
June 9, 2011 | News Release
New scholars to investigate how health is influenced by debt, climate change, social networks and other societal factors.