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HEALTH SYSTEMS

RWJF supports programs that are helping to expand our thinking about community partnerships that work together to pursue public and community health. 

We believe improving public and community health requires linking systems like hospitals, schools and health departments with community organizations, urban planners and developers, and business. Improving public and community health requires a commitment to health equity to ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. 

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Working with Community Partners to Advance Equity in Public Health

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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Protecting Health and Equity in the Face of Climate Change

Across the U.S., there are successful efforts underway at the local level to protect health and adapt to the changing climate with a focus on supporting those at the greatest risk.

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Public and Community Health Climate Change & Climate Action
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Global Ideas: Lessons on Community Power

A nation that provides everyone with a fair, just opportunity to thrive is guided by community voice. RWJF’s Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions team explored how places around the globe are building community power.

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Public and Community Health Global Learning Community Power
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Three Lessons for Advancing Equity in Challenging Times

We must preserve the progress those before us achieved and stand firm in our belief that health should not be a privilege for some, but a right for all.

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Healthcare Coverage and Access Policy and Law Structural Racism
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Grantee Resource

Reimagining Public Health

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Featured Initiatives

RWJF funds many initiatives to create opportunities that improve health equity. For this area of focus, these initiatives were selected to demonstrate grantmaking that is helping us achieve the greatest impact. 

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Aligning Systems for Health

Focusing on identifying, testing, and sharing what works to align healthcare, public health, and social services to better address the needs of the people and communities they serve.

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Public Health Forward

Improve the health of communities by strengthening and advocating for local health departments.

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Culture of Health Prize

The RWJF Culture of Health Prize honors communities at the forefront of addressing structural racism and other structural injustices to advance health, opportunity, and equity for all.

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Learn more about the Prize