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Commission to Build a Healthier America Public Meeting
Join the Commission on June 19, 2013 for a public meeting to raise awareness of how non-medical factors influence health and move public- an...
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Aligning Forces to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
- By: Aligning Forces for Quality
- Published: 8/1/2010
A report summarizing the aggregate findings from the assessment of current patient race, ethnicity and language (R/E/L) data collection and use across the Aligning Forces for Quality Alliances, including several recommendations for implementing the framework found in successful initiatives addressing disparities.
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Commission to Build a Healthier America June Meeting Agenda
This is the agenda for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.
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Scheduled speakers for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.
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Watch the Video, Earn the Credits
Learn how to improve care transitions and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions, and pick up nursing and medical education con-ed credits.
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"We often see the benefits of diversity as being for minorities," Angela Amar writes. "We seldom see that the majority benefits as well."
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Like Close to Two Millions Kids, New Sesame Street Character Has an Incarcerated Parent
A White House “Champions of Change” event yesterday honored 12 men and women who spent their careers improving the lives of children who hav...
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The Commissioners of the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America
The full list of commissioners for the re-convened Commission to Build a Healthier America, led by Mark McClellan and Alice Rivlin.
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City Maps
A short distance can mean large disparities in health. Across America, people living just a few miles apart have dramatic differences in lif...
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How the County Health Rankings helped US News size up children's hospitals.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Truth About ACEs
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effectiv...
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Vulnerable Populations
We create new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts—in our homes, schools, and jobs.
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