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.
Underserved Populations
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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.
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 ...
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
National Program
To provide four-year awards for postdoctoral research to physicians and dentists from historically underrepresented groups who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and dentistry.
Pipeline, Profession and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education
National Program
To assist dental schools.
St. Vincent de Paul
Grantee
St. Vincent de Paul is also one of Lane County’s largest employers, with more than 400 workers, a significant number of whom are ex-offenders, chronically homeless, and people with special needs.
Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.
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.
Project ECHO
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
A force multiplier: Spreading medical knowledge, expanding health care capacity.
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 ...