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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.
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Whitney Robinson, PhD, MSPH, used methodologic innovations to study the incidence and causes of obesity in the United States.
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, MS, studied psychosocial factors and attitudes among African American men and how these affected their use of health care and trust in the medical system.
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.
April 19, 2013 | Program Result Report
Better Futures Minnesota provides an integrated package of housing, employment, health care, and community support to men with a history of substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, incarceration, and homelessness.
April 19, 2013 | Program Result Report
Formerly incarcerated men, most of them Black, are drawing on the package of housing, employment and support services provided by Better Futures Minnesota in the Twin Cities to help turn their lives around. Some of the men tell their stories here.
April 16, 2013 | Feature
Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
April 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Michael Bleich writes, "I now realize the discipline [nursing] was never designed for me."
February 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Though it remains a predominantly female profession, the U.S. Census Bureau finds that the percentage of nurses who are male more than tripled from 1970 to 2011.
February 28, 2013 | Story/Issue Brief
A new policy brief provides an overview of findings from a scan conducted by RWJF and CLASP to surface the most pressing issues facing boys and young men of color in the areas of education, health, and employment.