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A Doctor Delivers Multiple Acts of Human Kindness to Homeless Women

August 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

An elderly woman calls to me.  I’ve know her for years.  She has a Section 8 apartment.   She has many medical conditions, and last year was treated for breast cancer.   She has fought depression since her oldest son was put in jail.  She needs me t ...

A Foundation's Innovative Grant Program Supports Unconventional Health-Care Solutions

October 28, 2012 | Journal Article

The Pioneer Portfolio is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s innovation arm, committed to harnessing a pipeline of ideas to serve the social good.

Alvin Jackson, MD

June 1, 2006 | Story

Jackson soon developed a reputation as a physician who treated everyone equally, regardless of social standing, status or ability to pay.

American Association of Caregiving Youth

Supporting children who care for ill, injured, elderly, or disabled family members

An RWJF Scholar's Non-Traditional Career Path from Public School Teacher to Medical Student

April 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

My time in the classroom also taught me that often the impact you are trying to make is substantially influenced by the laws and policies put in place that regulate your work. As a teacher, our work was constantly influenced by the No Child Left Beh ...

A Regional Health Collaborative Formed by NewYork-Presbyterian Aims to Improve the Health of a Largely Hispanic Community

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

NewYork-Presbyterian creates a Regional Health Collaborative linking patient-centered medical homes to providers and other community-based resources.

Beam Me Up

August 1, 2000 | Program Result

The Friends of the National Library of Medicine sponsored a workshop focusing on the wide-scale application of telecommunications technologies to improve health and access to care for underserved populations.

Bodies Don't Just Tell Stories, They Tell Histories

April 15, 2011 | Journal Article

This research links historical trauma and the concept of embodiment as related to American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Bringing Health Care to Rural Kentucky

June 18, 2012 | Story

RWJF Investigator and journalist Michael Millenson's landmark book on quality, and his subsequent crusade, helped radicalize a new generation.

Building Healthy Teen Relationships

Video

As this video illustrates, Start Strong is promoting healthy relationships as the way to prevent teen dating violence and abuse before it starts.

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