A diverse group of adults participate in a fitness class.

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Factors such as our race, ethnicity and health disparity status should not play a role in how healthy we are or how long we live. Unfortunately, for many of us, they do. RWJF is working to expose and combat structural racism, which is often at the core of health disparities throughout the U.S. because everyone deserves an equal opportunity to live their healthiest life possible.

We support a range of programs that help identify and address the root causes of America's health inequality—because everyone deserves an equal opportunity to pursue a healthier life.


Related News and Insights

Read expert perspectives and the latest research from RWJF to explore the opportunities and complexities of this topic.


Featured Initiatives

RWJF funds many initiatives to create opportunities that improve health equity. For this focus area, these initiatives were selected to demonstrate grantmaking that is helping us achieve the greatest impact.