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May 29, 2013 | Story
In 2001, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) named Susan Chasson, MSN, JD, a Community Health Leader in recognition of her work to change the way the health care system in Utah treated victims of sexual and physical abuse and assault.
May 29, 2013 | Story
Stephen F. Black founded and operates FocusFirst, a nonprofit agency that uses college students and recent graduates to provide free vision screenings to thousands of preschool children in low-income areas throughout Alabama.
November 17, 2009 | Story
Ruth Ann Norton Helps Protect Thousands of Maryland Children
February 19, 2007 | Story
How can the residents of a poor neighborhood, plagued by poor health, be mobilized to help reduce isolation; improve safety; promote physical, mental and spiritual well-being-and ultimately to achieve overall wellness?
June 1, 2006 | Story
To make her vision a reality, Martin turned to the community for support, drawing on one of her core beliefs: that once a community identifies its own problems, it can use its power to develop strategies and ensure ownership of the intervention.
June 1, 2006 | Story
In 2000, Micheal Elliott won a Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Award, one of only 10 awarded each year to grassroots health leaders around the country.
June 1, 2006 | Story
Jackson soon developed a reputation as a physician who treated everyone equally, regardless of social standing, status or ability to pay.
June 1, 2006 | Story
Otero soon branched out into other areas as well - a support group for Hispanic persons with diabetes, training farm workers in the use of pesticides and how to respond to pesticide emergencies, sewing classes, health workshops.
October 31, 2005 | Story
Anna Bissonnette was trying to expand the role of institutional health care providers into areas that her superiors, peers, and fellow staff deemed were not within their province.
March 1, 2002 | Story
In 1991, Dr. Ebert finally found a way to bring his dreams to fruition, when he discovered an organization that could provide him with enthusiastic support - Apple Tree Dental of Minneapolis.