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Oct 22, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 15 New Nurse Faculty Scholars
Prestigious program aims to advance careers of nation's most promising junior nurse faculty, address nursing faculty shortage.

Oct 8, 2009 Ten Outstanding Leaders Honored for Improving Health and Health Care in Hard-to-Reach Communities


The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award.

Sep 9, 2009 Innovative Projects to Tackle Some of Health Care's Toughest Challenges
Ten grants awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research.

Aug 20, 2009 Regional Foundations Collaborate in National Effort to Build Nursing Workforce Capacity
Nineteen local foundations join strategic national initiative led by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation.

Aug 3, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Have Unique Opportunity to Influence Health Reform
Ten health professionals selected to participate in competitive fellowship.

Jul 29, 2009 New Study Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Nurses As Nursing Shortage Looms and Nation's Health Care Needs Grow
Improving morale, utilizing innovative staffing approaches among keys to success.

Jul 27, 2009 Understanding and Preventing Departures: Surprises in Work Environment Contribute to High Turnover Rates of New Nurses
New study suggests how to better orient novice nurses, reduce turnover, stem shortage.

Jul 15, 2009 Young Physicians Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship to Lead the Transformation of Health Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars named for 2010-2012.

Jul 14, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Institute of Medicine Launch Unprecedented Initiative on the Future of Nursing in America
Committee led by Donna Shalala and Linda Burnes Bolton to develop blueprint for expanded access to quality care through better use of nurses.

Jul 13, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Trustee, Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., Nominated for Surgeon General of the United States
Nominee praised for her expertise, credentials, judgment and passionate commitment to health care equity and social justice.

Jul 6, 2009 Susan Hassmiller Receives Florence Nightingale Medal
RWJF senior adviser for nursing awarded nursing's highest international honor.

Jun 22, 2009 Nurse Leaders Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship to Improve Health Care
Twenty nurses, selected from among the top nursing leaders nationwide, have been named as 2009 cohorts in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program.

Jun 12, 2009 New Studies Show Nursing Workforce Critical to Success of Health Reform
Health Affairs today unveiled a series of six studies examining the nursing workforce in the context of health reform. The papers were released at a forum presented by Health Affairs and the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) that featured a...

May 28, 2009 $22 Million Initiative Aims to Reverse New Jersey's Nurse Faculty Shortage, Avert Health Care Crisis
Innovative public/private partnership launches at state legislative hearing.

Apr 2, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission Says Health Care Reform Won't Solve Nation's Health Problems - Reforms to Support Healthier Choices Urgently Needed
The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America issued 10 cross-cutting recommendations for improving the nation's health.

Mar 18, 2009 Heart Failure Strikes Younger African Americans at the Same Rate as Older Caucasians
Treating hypertension and obesity key to heart failure prevention.

Mar 5, 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Meharry Medical College for Historic Multimillion-Dollar Endowment to Establish National Health Policy Center
The center brings a diversity of perspectives and collaborative approaches to national health policy discussions.

Feb 23, 2009 Consumers, Insurers, Businesses and Health Care Providers Tackle the Nursing Shortage
The Center to Champion Nursing in America announced the formation of the Champion Nursing Coalition, a diverse group of organizations representing consumers, insurers, businesses, health care providers and others committed to working together to educate Americans...


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