Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reconvenes Commission to Build a Healthier America
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RWJF is reconvening the Commission to Build a Healthier America to provide new guidance in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities.
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Commission to Build a Healthier America
The Commission was formed to investigate why Americans aren’t as healthy as they could be and to look outside the health care system for ways to improve health for all.
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Health Care's Blind Side: Unmet Social Needs Leading To Worse Health
December 7, 2011 | News Release
In new, national survey, three in four physicians wish the health care system would pay for costs associated with connecting patients to services that address their social needs.
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.
RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Selects 20102012 Participants
April 15, 2010 | News Release
Scholars will work to improve public health by exploring environmental, social and psychological connections to chronic illness and health disparities.
UW Population Health Institute Awarded $4.9 Million by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Mobilize Community Health Improvement Nationwide
January 27, 2009 | News Release
The initiative builds on the institute's six years of experience publishing the annual Wisconsin County Health Rankings.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $150,000 in Prizes for Groundbreaking Efforts to Improve Community Health
February 21, 2013 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the six inaugural winners of the RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize.
Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties Ranked in Every State
April 3, 2012 | News Release/Video
2012 County Health Rankings show what influences how healthy residents are, how long they live.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports 12 State and Local Efforts to Improve Health
November 8, 2011 | News Release
Grantees working with community partners to address impact of employment, education and other factors that affect health.
Annual Health Check-Up Highlights Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties In Every State
March 30, 2011 | News Release
County Health Rankings show that there is more to health than health care.
How Healthy Is Your County?
February 16, 2010 | News Release
New County Health Rankings give first county-by-county snapshot of health in each state.