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Annual Messages
Our annual messages and reports explain our goals, the actions we took to achieve them, and the partnerships that have helped us achieve impact in building a Culture of Health.
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RWJF Annual Message
2019 Annual Message: Homes are Key to Our Health
Where we live matters to our health. But when families struggle to put a roof over their heads, it can take a toll on their health. RWJF believes affordable housing is an important health equity issue.
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BRONX, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Jose Soto, his wife, Evelyn, and their daughter Desiny, 3, spend time together in their apartment and neighborhood in the Bronx, New York May 19, 2010.
For RWJF "Keeping Families Together"
BRONX, NEW YORK - MAY 19: Jose Soto, his wife, Evelyn, and their daughter Desiny, 3, spend time together in their apartment and neighborhood in the Bronx, New York May 19, 2010.](/en/about-rwjf/our-guiding-principles/annual-messages/_jcr_content/root/container/card_column_control_/col-6-6-1/card_copy.coreimg.jpeg/1673031140675/17272.jpeg)
Putting Our Principles to Work
In his 2018 Annual Message, RWJF President and CEO Richard Besser reflects on the guiding principles that drive the Foundation’s work to improve health and health care for all, describing them as an accounting of what we aspire to be as a Foundation.
1-min read
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Seven Lessons I've Learned About Improving Health in America
In her 2017 Annual Message, former President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey shares what she has learned after 14 years leading RWJF in the pursuit of improving health for everyone in America.
2-min read
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Joining Forces to Build Momentum
In her 2016 Annual Message, former president and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey shares how RWJF is working alongside many others to build a national Culture of Health.
17-min read
![Fall River is one of six winners of the inaugural RWJF Culture of Health Prize, which honors outstanding community partnerships helping people live healthier lives. Coalition members and the City have developed programs to reduce youth violence and help high school dropouts in Fall River develop job skills; worked alongside youth who advocated for a successful citywide ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies; and renovated a former mill building into a state-of-the art multi-vendor health center for low-income people Fall River is one of six winners of the inaugural RWJF Culture of Health Prize, which honors outstanding community partnerships helping people live healthier lives. Coalition members and the City have developed programs to reduce youth violence and help high school dropouts in Fall River develop job skills; worked alongside youth who advocated for a successful citywide ban on tobacco sales in pharmacies; and renovated a former mill building into a state-of-the art multi-vendor health center for low-income people](/en/about-rwjf/our-guiding-principles/annual-messages/_jcr_content/root/container/card_column_control_1044278629/col-6-6-1/card_copy.coreimg.jpeg/1672947792615/bikepathcropped.jpeg)
In it Together: Building a Culture of Health
The Foundation's vision of building a Culture of Health calls for action within and across sectors to help our nation broaden the discussion about health, set goals, and integrate efforts to move the needle forward.
19-min read
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Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
Photo by Matt Moyer (RELEASED BY MATT MOYER) SEE RELEASES FOR PHOTO AND NAME INFO,RWJF Nebraska: Students have fun during recess at Buffalo Hills Elementary school in Kearney, Nebraska.
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What Does Culture of Health Mean to You?
Former RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey shares the Foundation's vision, highlighting that there is no single definition for a Culture of Health which means it will be as multifaceted as the population it serves.
16-min read
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Envisioning a Healthy America
Reflections on the Foundation’s bold new vision in which we, as a nation, will strive together to create a Culture of Health that enables everyone in our diverse society to lead healthy lives now and for generations to come.
1-min read