NAACP and RWJF Partner to Improve Health Equity
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and RWJF announce a partnership to improve health and opportunity in communities of color across the United States. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - February 4, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Guidance Relating to Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act
The following comments were submitted by Richard Besser, MD, in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services request for comments relating to Section 1332 of the ACA. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - December 14, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Source Type: news
2018 RWJF Health Equity Award Winners Announced
RWJF announced winners of the 2018 Award for Health Equity, which celebrates individuals who have changed systems and policies at a local level to increase the chance for all to have a fair and just opportunity to live the healthiest life possible. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - December 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Proposed Rule
Comments submitted by RWJF President and CEO Richard Besser, MD, in response to the opportunity to comment on the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds proposed rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - December 3, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Elects Three New Members to Board of Trustees
The RWJF Board of Trustees has elected three new Trustees, effective January 30, 2019: Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD; Ruth Shim, MD, MPH; and W. Louise Mehrotra, CPA, CMA. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - November 13, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news
2018 RWJF Sports Award Winners Announced: Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, The Sanneh Foundation and Soccer Without Borders
The Foundation honors the 2018 RWJF Sports Award winners for their approaches to using sports to create positive social change and healthier communities. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - November 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser on the Surgeon General’s Call to Action: “Community Health and Prosperity”
Richard Besser submitted comments in response to the CDC in the Department of Health and Human Services' invitation to submit comments in regard to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action: “Community Health and Prosperity.” (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - November 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Public and Community Health Source Type: news
Nearly One in Six Young People Nationwide Has Obesity, New Data Show
Nationwide, 15.8 percent of young people ages 10 to 17 have obesity, according to national data from the 2016 and 2017 National Survey on Children’s Health. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - October 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Disparities Childhood Obesity Source Type: news
Residents of Rural U.S. Largely Optimistic about the Future and Like Where They Live, NPR/RWJF/Harvard Poll Shows
A poll by NPR, RWJF and Harvard shows that rural residents like their jobs and say they are doing better than their parents but worry about drug abuse and their local economies. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - October 16, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news
2018 Sports Award Finalists Honored By Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced 14 finalists for the 2018 RWJF Sports Award, an honor recognizing professional teams, individuals, and organizations that strengthen and serve communities through sport. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - September 20, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Four Communities the 2018 RWJF Culture of Health Prize
The RWJF Culture of Health Prize honors communities that are coming together around a shared commitment to health, opportunity, inclusion, and equity. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - September 18, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Social Determinants of Health Public and Community Health National Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Kentucky Medicaid Waiver
RWJF submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services invitation to submit comments regard Kentucky’s demonstration project “Kentucky Helping to Engage and Achieve Long Term Health” (Kentucky HEALTH). (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - August 17, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Health Care Coverage and Access Kentucky (KY) ESC Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census
RWJF comments in response to the June 8, 2018 notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on the 2020 Census proposed information collection. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - August 6, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news
RWJF to Support Habitat for Humanity Study of New Approaches to Revitalizing Neighborhoods
Habitat for Humanity is launching an effort to study the health and quality of life impact of a neighborhood revitalization approach that puts residents in the driver's seat for change. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - July 17, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Built Environment and Health Source Type: news
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Maximum Nicotine Level for Tobacco Products
Comments from Richard Besser, MD, on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with respect to developing a product standard to set the maximum nicotine level for combusted tobacco products to a minimal or non-addictive level. (Source: RWJF - News Releases)
Source: RWJF - News Releases - July 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Source Type: news
