Designing a Healthier Community
November 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
For its September/October 2003 issue, the American Journal of Health Promotion published a special issue entitled "Health Promoting Community Design."
Community Planning and Development
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Using Health Impact Assessment
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This project used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as a tool to communicate with stakeholders and to advocate to decision-makers in Yellowstone County, Mont.
Advancing Health Equity by Institutionalizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Decisions Affecting the Built Environment
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This project sought to broaden the platform of public health work based on the recognition that land-use, transportation, economic development and redevelopment, and housing and education policies are all health policies.
You Tell Us Your Stories
June 18, 2012 | Story
We invited you to share your thoughts about how the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has affected you. And the submissions have started rolling in!
Creating a Community that is Healthy by Design by Using a Health Impact Assessment
October 1, 2010 | Program Result Report
Montana's Yellowstone City-County Health Department worked with two local hospitals to conduct a community health assessment, which identified the area's most pressing health needs.
Communities' Readiness to Commit to High-Quality Health Care
June 1, 2010 | Commentary
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has become law, the question is whether the country is ready to implement its provisions, especially regarding quality. Commentary from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.
Health Affairs November Issue Focuses on "Linking Community Development and Health"
November 1, 2011 | Story
Health Affairs issue builds on collaboration between the RWJF and the Federal Reserve System to pursue innovative new ideas and public and private partnerships.
Connecting Public Health and Community Development
April 20, 2011 | Story
Building Pathways for Collaboration and Co-Investment to Improve Community Health.
Testing the Results of Municipal Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinances
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article tests a novel methodological approach to understand mixed use zoning (MUZ) ordinances and their impact on neighborhood walkability.
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.