The Commission was formed to investigate why Americans aren’t as healthy as they could be and to look outside the health care system for ways to improve health for all.
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March 19, 2013 | New Public Health Post
How healthy is your county? The 2013 County Health Rankings examine the health and well-being of people living in nearly every county in the United States.
March 15, 2013 | New Public Health Post
County Health Rankings 2013 Launch: Join our Twitter Q&A
February 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The New York Academy recently conducted a survey of 17 thought leaders in primary care and population health. In the final of five blog posts, we share a synthesis of what those leaders had to say.
January 21, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
As we pause to remember the rich contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we should also reflect on how his legacy can be used to eliminate the health care disparities thataffect the underserved and underrepresented in our nation today.
November 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that important interactions between genetics and the social environment help determine friendship formation during high school.
July 19, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Arne Duncan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, speaks with the NewPublicHealth.org blog.
May 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is part of a new series of blog posts introducing programs that are part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Portfolio. The RWJF Health & Society Scholars program is building the nation’s capacity for research, leadership ...
December 27, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Earlier this month, we featured a guest post from Dr. Douglas Jutte, MD, MPH, with a physician’s perspective on how unmet social needs—like access to nutritious food, transportation assistance and housing assistance—are affecting the health of Ameri ...
December 7, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Idea Gallery is a recurring editorial series on NewPublicHealth in which guest authors provide their perspective on issues affecting public health. Today, Douglas Jutte, MD, MPH, offers a physician's perspective on how unmet social needs—like access ...
October 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Craig Pollack , MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar alumnus (2006-2009), has been looking at the ways the nation’s housing crisis is harming the health of those affected by foreclosures. In a series of studies conducted with fellow s ...