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.
Underserved Populations
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Transforming Health and Health Care in Vulnerable Communities
July 6, 2012 | Feature
Each year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders Award honors America’s best―10 unsung heroes who have forged their own solutions to the shortcomings and challenges facing our nation’s health care system.
Meharry Health Policy Scholars Set to Graduate
May 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College will graduate six scholars with certificates in health policy during Meharry Medical College’s 138th Commencement Exercise.
Gender-Specific Effects of Early Nutritional Restriction on Adult Obesity Risk
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Gender-specifc effects of early life nutritional deprivation and its interactions with later environmental exposures may provide insight into global gender differences in obesity prevalence.
Time to Understand and Eliminate the Destructive Racial Disparities that Plague Our Health Care System
January 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Redistribution and Recognition
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines public health’s commitment to understand health inequalities and social justice.
Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.
Meet the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico
October 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Learn about the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico.
Metropolitan Fragmentation and Health
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article explores the relationship between metropolitan fragmentation, and racial disparities in mortality among Backs and Whites in the 1990s.
Oral Health: Putting Teeth Into the Health Care System
August 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF and The Alliance for Health Reform sponsored a briefing to discuss oral health care in the United States, particularly for children and other vulnerable populations.