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September 17, 2012
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September 17, 2012
Learn about the programs and grants funded by the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.
Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education: National Prevention Strategy Series
July 19, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Arne Duncan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, speaks with the NewPublicHealth.org blog.
Class-Based Discrimination Harms Child Health
June 13, 2012 | Story
New evidence suggests discrimination is an important social determinant of health among White Americans.
How the Health and Community Development Sectors are Combining Forces to Improve Health and Well-Being
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The root causes of poor health experienced by many who live in low-income neighborhoods are well documented, but often go beyond the scope of the health care delivery system. Growing partnerships between the health and community development sectors are forming to address these challenges.
Community Development Efforts Offer a Major Opportunity to Advance Americans' Health
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Community development and public health are two forces that often have the same goals. By enhancing the opportunities for good health in the places where we live, learn, work, play and worship, community development initiatives can be important drivers of improved health.
Partnerships Among Community Development, Public Health, and Health Care Could Improve the Well-Being of Low-Income People
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The community development "industry" draws on public subsidies and other financing to transform impoverished neighborhoods into better-functioning communities. There is a strong potential for cross-sector collaborations to reduce health disparities and slow the growth of health care spending, while improving economic and social well-being in America's most disadvantaged communities.
Despite Obstacles, Considerable Potential Exists for More Robust Federal Policy on Community Development and Health
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Obama administration's urban policy create an opportunity to link community development with health in new and powerful ways.
Training New Community Health, Food Service, and Environmental Protection Workers Could Boost Health, Jobs, and Growth
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
With better alignment of job training strategies and disease prevention or health promotion programs, new jobs with the potential to simultaneously improve population health, lower the cost of health care and reduce unemployment could be created and filled.
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 ...