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May 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College will graduate six scholars with certificates in health policy during Meharry Medical College’s 138th Commencement Exercise.
January 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
October 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Learn about the RWJF Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico.
August 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF and The Alliance for Health Reform sponsored a briefing to discuss oral health care in the United States, particularly for children and other vulnerable populations.
August 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An elderly woman calls to me. I’ve know her for years. She has a Section 8 apartment. She has many medical conditions, and last year was treated for breast cancer. She has fought depression since her oldest son was put in jail. She needs me t ...
April 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
My time in the classroom also taught me that often the impact you are trying to make is substantially influenced by the laws and policies put in place that regulate your work. As a teacher, our work was constantly influenced by the No Child Left Beh ...
August 8, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
We are fortunate that the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health has a public health component in its curriculum. Its students rotate through both our homeless clinic and our children’s clinic. The exposure students get to public health in thei ...
July 14, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council released a report Wednesday that makes a compelling and urgent case for expanding access to basic oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Commissioned by the Heal ...
August 9, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Sanjeev Arora discusses how Project ECHO provides platform for continuous, lifelong learning.
April 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How did you develop an interest in physical fitness among youth? Wright-Volel: As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I see the health consequences when children are overweight or obese. However, a visit to a clinic is but one part of the solution. ...