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Inside This Issue
- Covering Kids & Families® Back-to-School Campaign to Launch Soon
- Project HealthDesign Is Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records
- Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program Enters 33rd Year
- RWJF Awards Grants for Four Pilot Projects to Improve Health Care Quality
- RWJF Invites Research Proposals on Disparities Issues
- Creating a Road Map for Addressing Public Health's Critical Needs
- The Story of David Olds and the Nurse Home Visiting Program
Covering Kids & Families® Back-to-School Campaign to Launch Soon
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's annual Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School Campaign will kick off across the country on Aug. 9, 2006.
There are nearly 8.3 million uninsured children in the United States, most of whom are eligible for low-cost or free health care coverage through either Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Back-to-School Campaign is designed to urge parents to call toll-free 1 (877) KIDS NOW to find out if their uninsured children are eligible for low-cost or free health care coverage.
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Project HealthDesign Is Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records
More than ever, people need to be engaged in their health and health care. A big part of that involves interpreting complex health data and using it effectively.Project HealthDesign, a new $3.5-million RWJF national program, will stimulate innovation in the development of personal health record (PHR) systems, so the field moves beyond simply providing consumers with access to electronic medical records to designing a suite of PHRs that work together to help people achieve their health goals in an integrated fashion.
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program Enters 33rd Year
Seven health professionals with a wide range of academic and community-based experience have been named Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows for 2006-2007. Established in 1973 and administered by the Institute of Medicine, the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program is designed to develop the capacities of outstanding mid-career health professionals in academic and community-based settings by providing them with an understanding of the health policy process.
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RWJF Awards Grants for Four Pilot Projects to Improve Health Care Quality
The sites—Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Seattle—represent the pilot phase of a larger effort called Aligning Forces for Quality: The Regional Market Project.
Aligning Forces for Quality is designed to help communities work with providers to improve the quality of ambulatory chronic illness care; measure and publicly report the performance of the providers; and, promote consumer demand for higher quality care.
In addition to the four pilot sites, Aligning Forces for Quality is seeking proposals under an open national competition to fund six more sites. Proposals for this national competition are due September 7.
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RWJF Invites Research Proposals on Disparities Issues
The Foundation is inviting research proposals that offer solutions toward reducing racial and ethnic health care disparities in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2 and/or depression.
RWJF encourages researchers to include data and analyses in their proposals to help us better understand these disparities related to sub-ethnic and other marginalized groups—e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Vietnamese and American Indian—and acculturation factors, such as generation, years in the United States, age of migration and language proficiency.
Budgets will cover up to $75,000 for research projects that must be completed within one year. Investigators must have at least five years of post-doctoral research experience. These projects are not intended for doctoral students or recent graduates.
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Creating a Road Map for Addressing Public Health's Critical Needs
Most people can’t tell you what “public health” is, what it does and what it means to the safety and good health of their community or family. But research tells us that they sure think it’s important and they want more of it, particularly when it comes to protection from broad scale health threats, such as avian flu, or education about making healthier lifestyle choices, for example to prevent obesity or tobacco use.
In a commentary, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey notes that a recent special issue of the journal Health Affairs focusing on public health outlines a road map for addressing the field's critical needs.
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The Story of David Olds and the Nurse Home Visiting Program
Motherhood can be daunting for low-income, first-time mothers. In 1977, David Olds, Ph.D., began developing a nurse home-visitation model designed to help these young women take better care of themselves and their babies. Nearly 30 years later, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others, the “Olds Model” has blossomed into the Nurse-Family Partnership, as this Grants Results Special Report illustrates.
- Download the Grants Results Special Report (PDF/769 KB)
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Recent Calls for Proposals
- Caring Across Communities - Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth (Deadline: July 28, 2006)
- Tobacco Policy Change Round 3 - A Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States (Deadline: Aug. 1, 2006)
- Common Ground - Transforming Public Health Information Systems (Deadline: Aug. 15, 2006)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars Program: 2006 (Deadline: Sept. 1, 2006)
- Aligning Forces for Quality - The Regional Market Project (Deadline: Sept. 7, 2006)
- Project HealthDesign - Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records (Deadline: Sept. 19, 2006)
- Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program 2006-2007 (Deadline: Oct. 13, 2006)
- Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (Deadline: Open)
- Fresh Ideas: Community-based Approaches to Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations (Deadline: Open)
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