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May 7, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Khan Academy is convinced of the value of online content. Like a MOOC (massive open online course), the material it creates is free and available to anyone, anywhere. But that’s where the similarities end.
April 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Khan Academy is a free online educational platform that provides self-paced, mastery-based education, and is a launching pad for what will become a complete, free knowledge-base for health care education.
April 8, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Khan Academy, AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have launched a powerful collaboration with potentially significant implications for health care education.
May 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Striking buried lines is a leading cause of pipeline-related death and injury. A call to 811 generates a visit from a local representative who will mark the location of underground lines, pipes and cables, so workers can dig safely.
February 1, 2013 | New Public Health Post
During American Heart Month in February 2013, the Heart Truth campaign of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will share stories of women taking action to protect their heart. Today is National Wear Red Day, an observance establish ...
October 8, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care professionals looking to become a part of the solution to stemming rising costs while still providing high-quality care.
September 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care providers should be educated about how the health care system has evolved and how policy levers work, RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research recipient Miriam Laugesen writes.
July 11, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: Why did you decide to attend the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora? Erika Leslie: The conference gave me an excellent opportunity to expand my knowledge about the health of the African Diaspora. Networking with other in ...
July 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Human Capital Blog: Why did you decide to attend the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora? Helena Dagadu: When I met Dr. LaVeist almost two years ago, he shared his idea about ICHAD with me. As he described his vision for the c ...
July 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An international group of scholars, policy-makers, health workers, health advocates, and journalists are convened in Baltimore, Maryland this week for the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora (ICHAD), to discuss the health and ...