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August 1, 2002 | Program Result
The National Conference of State Legislatures created the Institute for Professional Health Staff Development, which conducts annual seven-day conferences to educate professional state legislative staff members on the basics of health policy.
March 14, 2013 | Story
Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, New York State Health Commissioner, describes how he is applying leadership lessons from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholars program in his job.
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
At stake in the May 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), are billions of dollars in insurance payments and government resources.
January 14, 2013 | Journal Article
A call to change the method of calculating federal contributions to state Medicaid programs that more accurately takes into account individual—and changing—state economic circumstances
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Apologies are rare in the medical world, where health care providers fear that admissions of guilt or expressions of regret could be used by plaintiffs in malpractice lawsuits.
May 15, 2012 | Report
This report summarizes the results of several studies comprising Year Three of an evaluation project assessing the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity. The evaluation measures trends in childhood obesity rates and ass ...
February 9, 2009 | Program Result
Strategic Partnerships LLC conducted an assessment to determine existing and planned initiatives in nurse retention and education, and identified opportunities for RWJF to partner in projects with some of them.
July 30, 2010 | Story
As deficits rise, state legislators around the country cut funding for nurse education programs. Nursing research initiatives and nurse practice programs also feel impact.
April 25, 2010 | Program Result
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs created a voluntary, special state license to recognize long-term-care providers who offered a supportive workplace for their direct-care staff. The project was part of Better Jobs Better Care.