2010: The Year in Research
January 23, 2011 | Commentary/Story
Congratulations to this year's winners of RWJF's most influential research articles of 2010.
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Dental Health Aides for Alaska Natives Observed by Dental Leaders and Professionals
July 29, 2008 | Program Result
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium led two outreach trips of local and national dental leaders and professionals to educate them about the use of dental health aide therapists to provide dental care to rural Alaska residents.
Portland Ladder to Leadership Fellow Moves From Medicine to Public Health Advocacy
April 10, 2013 | Story
As a physician in Hood River, Ore., Helen Bellanca was comfortable as a medical authority but not in spearheading health care change. She became a Ladder to Leadership fellow and in the process a public health advocate.
Setting the Stage for Opportunities to Reach Thousands of Nurses With Groundbreaking Palliative Care Education
August 21, 2012
Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, MA, FAAN, FPCN, and Rose Virani, RNC, MHA, OCN, FPCN, City of Hope, offer thanks for RWJF support that led to continued investment in palliative care curriculum development.
Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse
National Program
Program to provide leadership development through mentoring for individuals who are early in their careers yet have shown the potential to become future leaders in reducing the harm caused by substance abuse through public health approaches.
Promoting Community Health Workers to Reduce Health Disparities in Minnesota
December 20, 2012 | Program Result
Staff at the College of Allied Health and Nursing of Minnesota State University at Mankato created a curriculum and certification process for community health workers and advanced their role in the state's health care system.
Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse
December 7, 2012 | Program Result
Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse was a program to develop a new cadre of substance abuse prevention, treatment and policy leaders who come from diverse professions, points of view and racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Bringing the Table to the Community
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
Perpetration of Physical Assault Against Dating Partners, Peers, and Siblings Among a Locally Representative Sample of High School Students in Boston, Massachusetts
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Ten percent of U.S. high school students experience dating violence. This study investigated whether Boston high school students had committed various types of physical abuse against their boyfriends and girlfriends the study also examined violence committed against siblings and peers.
When Students Have an Emergency, the Brookline Resilient Youth Team Steps in
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
In 2004, the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and Brookline High School established the Brookline Resilient Youth Team. It provides counseling and academic help to high school students who are re-entering school after a personal emergency.