A woman looking out a window of an office building.
A woman looking out a window of an office building.

LEADERSHIP FOR BETTER HEALTH

In communities around the nation, RWJF is working to develop leaders from different backgrounds and disciplines. We position them at the forefront of evidence and research and help them become key ambassadors for health and drivers of change.

Related News and Insights

Read expert perspectives and the latest research from RWJF to explore the opportunities and complexities of this topic.

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Illustration of health policy.

Strengthening Public Health Authority is Critical to a Healthy, Equitable Future

Public health professionals are trained and passionate about protecting everyone’s health: Let them do their jobs.

5-min read

Public and Community Health Policy and Law
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Family doctor examining throat of a small black boy while visiting him at home during coronavirus pandemic.

Disability Inclusion: Shedding Light on an Urgent Health Equity Issue

We cannot achieve a Culture of Health until our nation is fully inclusive. Yet systemic factors prevent many people with disabilities from thriving.

7-min read

Health Leadership Development
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Rural Leadership, Rural Health: What We're Learning

Investing in rural leadership is key to resolving complex health issues and advancing health equity. RWJF is learning from and investing in leaders from rural communities in every corner of the country.

1-min read

Health Leadership Development Rural Health
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Featured Initiatives

RWJF funds many initiatives in support of our vision for a Culture of Health. For this focus area, these initiatives were selected to demonstrate grantmaking that is helping us achieve the greatest impact.  

Clinical Scholars meet during the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fall Leadership Institute conference at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, TN, October 15-17, 2017. (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

Clinical Scholars

Clinical Scholars is a leadership opportunity for practitioners from diverse fields of healthcare. Through intensive learning, mentoring, and networking, this program develops fellows across health care settings and disciplines to create leaders of transformational change.

SITKA, ALASKA - SEPTEMBER 2019: Drumming class in the Baranof Elementary School.

Culture of Health Leaders

Culture of Health Leaders supports pioneers and change-makers across all sectors to address health equity and move communities and organizations toward Building a Culture of Health.

RWJF Culture of Health Prize 2019 - Gonzales, CA.
The purpose of the Gonzales Youth Council is to give voice and action to the community's future leaders. The Gonzales Youth Commissioners represent the youth at both City Council and School Board meetings. They fully participate with elected and appointed leaders at the Gonzales Unified School District and the City of Gonzales. Gonzales Youth Commissioners are part of the discussion. They respond to and suggest policy improvements for the community, city government and school. They work to represent and inform Gonzales youth on issues affecting the entire community.

Health Policy Research Scholars

Health Policy Research Scholars invests in scholars from underrepresented backgrounds who can help shape policy toward a Culture of Health through research and leadership.

Stephanie McBride brings her 3 month old baby Macie to a meeting of the Lake County School District Board of Directors in Leadville, Colorado.

Interdisciplinary Research Leaders

Equipping teams of researchers and community partners to apply advanced
leadership skills and rigorous research in meeting pressing community
health needs.

Leadership Participant and Alumni Resources

Clinical Scholars Alumni Verification

To verify that an individual physician was an RWJF Clinical Scholar for the purposes of hospital credentials or licensure, please review the list of names of former Clinical Scholars.

Communications Planning Tool

The tool is designed to help you create and implement a proactive plan. It will help you engage more intentionally and strategically in times of urgency and changing circumstances. And it should complement other communication planning tools and training you may have received. If you already have a communications plan, reviewing this tool might help you add new insights and dimensions to it.

Tool PDF, English
Tool PDF, Spanish
Video, English
Video, Spanish

Current Grant Opportunities

We realize that building a Culture of Health will take unprecedented collaboration and a deeper understanding of where barriers exist and how to overcome them.

We have previously funded opportunities in this area of focus with the goal to strengthen and advance health equity, and we have more work to do.

Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity

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Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health

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