State-Level Progress in Implementation of Federally Facilitated Exchanges
June 14, 2013 | Issue Brief
Case studies from three states show the different roles states can play in implementing federally facilitated exchanges.
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TEDMED's Great Challenges in Health and Medicine
June 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
TEDMED launched the Great Challenges Program to explore "20 of the most complex, multifaceted, and insufficiently understood challenges to the health and health care of Americans."
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children
June 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children was a 10-year, $63 million program to improve community-wide outcomes for children in five cities: Baltimore; Detroit; Oakland, Calif.; Philadelphia; and Richmond, Va.
Ranking the Healthiest Counties for Kids
June 13, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
How the County Health Rankings helped US News size up children's hospitals.
Low-Cost, High-Quality Health Care: Not Made in the USA?
June 13, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Open heart surgery that costs only $800? It's a reality. Find out where and how.
Like Close to Two Millions Kids, New Sesame Street Character Has an Incarcerated Parent
June 13, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A White House “Champions of Change” event yesterday honored 12 men and women who spent their careers improving the lives of children who have a parent in prison. Sesame Street released a toolkit to be distributed to jails, schools and therapists.
America’s 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids: Recommended Reading
June 13, 2013 | New Public Health Post
U.S. News & World Report has added a new set of rankings, “America's 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids” to its just released annual report on the Best Children’s Hospitals.
Public Health News Roundup: June 13
June 13, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Racial and Ethnic Minorities Face Greater Subtle Housing Discrimination - After Second or Third Concussion Kids Take Longer to Recover - Hearing Loss in Seniors Can Increase Hospitalizations and Poor Health
Human Capital News Roundup: Combating compassion fatigue, the effects of poor sleep, living wills, and more.
June 13, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 13, 2013 | Program Result Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.