Healthy Communities seeks to provide grants to organizations and communities that are actively working to reimagine land use and zoning as tools for advancing healthy, thriving, and equitable ...
With Mount Adams in Washington to the north and Mount Hood in Oregon to the south, the windy Columbia River Gorge boasts ideal conditions for kite surfers and sailors. High-tech companies have moved ...
A ‘Scrappy’ Push for Health: ‘Our Best Asset Is Our People’ When your county’s population is half what it was a century ago, you may begin to think your best days are behind you. But despite the shift ...
Equity and overall wellbeing are not generally part of how we talk about health, and are not emphasized in our data collection. This has to change in order to truly move the needle on health equity ...
To build a future where all communities thrive, and health equity is a reality, we must learn how others around the globe are reinventing their systems to dismantle barriers to health and wellbeing.
We need to talk about race. The story of our nation is one of justice and freedom, but the unspoken truth is too many people are shut out of equal opportunities because of the color of their skin.
A library of research, perspectives, and resources on fostering a healthy early childhood. To see the most current representation of the Foundation’s priorities related to helping children thrive, see ...
The inspired vision of our founder, Robert Wood Johnson II, was to improve health and healthcare in America, especially for those most in need. Energized by our legacy of tackling challenging issues, ...
Interested in learning more about the RWJF team? Use our directory to meet the people behind the work. Interested in joining a purpose-led organization tackling some of the most challenging health ...
Traumatic childhood events such as abuse, neglect, and witnessing experiences like crime, parental conflict, mental illness, and substance abuse can result in long-term negative effects on learning, ...
RWJF believes we can achieve health equity—faster and together—if we ground our work in the following principles: Are you an RWJF grantee (past or present)? Are ...
Menominee Nation doctors and teachers don’t ask their patients and students, “What’s wrong with you?” They ask, “What’s happened to you?” Addressing both historic wounds and more recent suffering, ...