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Community Leaders visit the Boys Totem Town Site Redevelopment project in St. Paul, Minn., on September 14, 2023. Photo by Caroline Yang.

Community Leaders visit the Boys Totem Town Site Redevelopment project in St. Paul, Minn., on September 14, 2023. Photo by Caroline Yang.

We value community wisdom and institutional knowledge, and our commitment to continuous learning allows us to listen and connect insights to chart a course to health equity—faster and together. Explore news, research, policy updates, and thought leadership from experts within and outside RWJF, below.

Answering the Call for a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy

During a time of calculated attacks against our democracy, we hear a call for justice from every neighborhood and community. A call for those with power, privilege, and resources to put those on the line for the betterment of everyone. And we will answer.
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Trending Topics

The landscape affecting the barriers to health equity is constantly shifting. Stay up to date as RWJF experts share their perspectives on timely news affecting our collective ability to get to a future where health equity is a reality.

In the Press

The White House's new, quiet plan to attack public health | Opinion

The Administration has quietly issued a sweeping regulation that seems to make political ideology, rather than scientific merit, the overriding determinant in all federal research and grant funding decisions.
Public and Community Health Policy and Law
In the Press

Health advice feels unstable right now. Here’s what parents can still trust

When we tell parents to make better individual choices without fixing the systems that shape those choices, we're transferring the burden, not solving the problem.
Child and Family Wellbeing Nutrition
In the Press

The Quiet Unraveling of Health Insurance Coverage in America

Over the next few years, more than 15 million Americans are expected to lose the healthcare coverage they have now. Policymakers should be recommitting to making healthcare coverage accessible, affordable, and permanent for all.
Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law

Expert Insights

Sharing solutions and stories from communities across America, along with critical perspectives and the best available data and evidence that can inform progress toward a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.

States that implement universal childcare demonstrate that it is a public good.
Blog Post

Making Universal Childcare a Reality

Childcare as a public good has powerful potential to strengthen families and communities.
Child and Family Wellbeing Ideas for an Equitable Future Education
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Blog Post

Black Leaders Describe What America Needs for a Better Future

These Black visionaries are keeping hope alive and building a future the next generation deserves.
Child and Family Wellbeing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community Power
Shadows cast against an American flag, highlighting the concept that some people exist, but are often not fully seen.
Blog Post

How Our “Invisible” Community is Finally Claiming Its Place

To build solidarity and belonging, our long-overlooked community has successfully advocated for inclusion in federal data.
Equitable Community Development Community Power
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Our Research

We work to expand our nation's evidence base on what can help us achieve health equity faster and together. We recognize that equitable data collection and analysis is necessary to dismantle barriers to health equity.

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Brief

How Does Medical Debt Affect U.S. Families?

Access to health care coverage does not guarantee that families can afford needed healthcare.
Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law
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Research

Increasing Access to Health Equity Funding from Private Foundations Among MSIs

Five recommendations private funders can take to support health equity research at Minority Serving Institutions.
Health Leadership Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Andrew Anderson
Library

A 3-Part Strategy for Better Health Insurance

Researchers from the Georgetown Center for Health Insurance Reforms outline a three-part roadmap to lower costs and administrative complexity for patients, and address the underlying drivers of growing healthcare costs in America.
Healthcare Coverage and Access
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Advocacy & Policy

We are committed to advancing the policies, practices, and systems changes that can dismantle structural barriers to wellbeing, especially racism. We take the long view and focus on efforts that have a lasting impact on systemic, generational change.

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Brief

How Does Medical Debt Affect U.S. Families?

Access to health care coverage does not guarantee that families can afford needed healthcare.
Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law
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Brief

How Will the Changing Federal Policy Landscape Affect Hospitals?

Major federal policy changes could mean millions will lose coverage and health systems may struggle to provide adequate care.
Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law Immigration Status
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Brief

Nearly Half of Working-Age Adults Struggled to Afford Healthcare in 2025

Healthcare is becoming increasingly unaffordable for U.S. families, as medical costs increase more quickly than incomes.
Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law
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