Community corner
We invite you to read profiles of key leaders, programs and projects that RWJF supports in communities across the country. These stories from the field not only illustrate the breadth of our work but our commitment to health issues—and solutions—of particular relevance to African-Americans and Latinos.
| Feb 9, 2012 |
Three Communities, Creating Healthier Places for All
Video series shows the hurdles, progress of initiatives in Central Valley, Chicago and Louisville. |
| Jul 29, 2011 |
Documentary Highlights CeaseFire's Success at Stopping Community Violence
The Interrupters follows this RWJF-supported program and its work in Chicago neighborhoods. |
| Apr 18, 2011 |
Building Bridges, Making Connections
Advancing diversity in medical education and research. |
| Mar 25, 2011 |
Using Google Street View to Audit Neighborhood Environments
Google Street View allows researchers to conduct "virtual" audits of a neighborhood's characteristics. This study compared observations made from Google Street View images with data from a previous field audit of New York City blocks. |
| Jan 31, 2011 |
Scholar Beats Odds to Become Physician: Conducts Groundbreaking Research
Problem: Most research on cardiovascular disease in Hispanic populations treats people from a broad range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds as a single, homogeneous group. But Carlos Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H., a cardiologist, understood that such a... |
| Dec 30, 2010 |
Building a New Generation of Health Leaders
Volunteers help to remove social barriers that prevent people from taking the actions they need to be healthy. |
| Dec 27, 2010 |
Joining Scholarship and Action on Behalf of Black Mothers and Daughters
Janice Johnson Dias explores links between safety, physical activity. |
| Nov 22, 2010 |
Pipeline Program Celebrates 20 Years
Project L/EARN provides opportunities, promotes research and increases diversity in health research and policy. |
| Nov 15, 2010 |
From Field Hand to Brain Surgeon
RWJF 'Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development' program scholar makes remarkable journey. |
| Nov 10, 2010 |
Creating Healthy Schools Nationwide
Program is helping more than 9,000 schools become healthier campuses for students and staff. |
Memorial High School in West New York, N.J., makes health and wellness as much of an educational priority as math, English and other core subjects, and everyone benefits.
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