New Program Will Boost Public Health Agencies' Ability to Use Information Systems to Handle Public Health Threats
January 7, 2007 | News Release
Common Ground grants go to 31 public health agencies throughout the U.S.
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A "Rapid-Learning" Health Care System
January 18, 2007 | Story
As more patient data is housed in electronic health records, and the power of the Internet and computing systems continue to grow, experts believe the U.S. can create a national system of real-time reporting.
Journal Publishes New Research on Public Health Financing
February 13, 2007 | News Release
The failure of the federal government to provide adequate support for public health infrastructure forces local and state public health agencies to take on new responsibilities.
Renewal and Retention: Strategies for Addressing the Nursing Shortage
July 11, 2007 | Story
R³ program—Renewal, Resilience and Retention for Nurses—are similar to another prominent RWJF initiative to improve nurse retention.
Raising Awareness of the Impact of Uninsurance on Everyone
January 2, 2008 | Story
After completing his fellowship, Pagán returned to the University of Texas-Pan American as a professor of economics. He established the Institute for Population Health Policy, which coordinates research and provides training to students and faculty.
Combating Obesity in Minority and Low-Income Children
January 13, 2008 | Story
Consumer psychologist Sonya A. Grier, PhD, MBA, a Health & Society Scholar, collaborated with colleagues to study fast-food marketing and targeted interventions to combat childhood obesity.
RWJF Launches Commission to Build a Healthier America
February 27, 2008 | Video/Story
The nonpartisan commission will investigate how factors such as education, environment, income and housing shape and affect personal behavioral choices. The United States spends more on health than any other nation. Yet, the U.S. ranks at or near th ...
Commission Seeks Ways to Foster Better Health Outcomes and Improve the Health of All Americans
February 27, 2008 | Story
Foundation issues new report which finds poor, minority and middle-class Americans with less education live sicker and die younger.
Select Articles from the RWJF-Sponsored Issue of Health Affairs "Disparities in Health: Expanding the Focus"
March 11, 2008 | Story
Factors such as social determinants, disparities in the health care system, and the lack of diversity in the health professions coalesce to undermine the quality and fairness of our health and health care.
Cost of Insurance Far Outpaces Income
April 29, 2008 | News Release
Study released during "Cover the Uninsured Week" shows cost of covering familiestakes bigger piece of household budget.