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2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners: Building Healthier Communities that Thrive
Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation honors eight incredible communities from across the United States who embody what it means to build a Culture of Health. Selected from more than 200 applicants, this year’s RWJF Culture of Health Prize winners are: Algoma, Wisconsin; Allen County, Kansas;...
2018 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists Announced
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the 10 communities chosen as finalists for the RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The Prize recognizes communities that come together around a shared vision to ensure that good health flourishes for everyone.
The following 10 finalist communities are one step closer to the coveted national Prize:
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2020 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Deadline Draws Near
The 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize Call for Applications deadline is less than two short weeks away!
An annual award, the...
2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners Announced
Ten communities have been selected as winners of the 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The Prize honors communities at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity for all.
3 Questions Key to Partnering with Business to Improve Health
If you want to partner with businesses in your area to improve health, it’s important to do your homework, according to Cara McNulty, Senior Group Manager‐Prevention and Wellness for Target Corp. McNulty, who works on partnering with groups to improve the health of more than 365,000 workers, shared her experiences in a recent County Health Rankings & Roadmaps webinar,...
40 cities rated on policies that improve residents quality of life
Our health is directly impacted by where we live and the conditions that shape our environment. To become a healthier community we have to ask: Are there safe places for kids to play and be active? Do residents have access to safe, affordable housing? Is high quality, universal pre-K education available for all children? According to the CityHealth Initiative, more than half of the nation’s 40...
A Blueprint to Help Communities Achieve Health Equity for All Children and Families: A Q & A with Kate Kingery
Kate Kingery, CHR&R’s deputy director of community transformation, discusses how and why she became involved in the development of ChangeLab Solutions’ A Blueprint for Changemakers: Achieving Health Equity Through Law & Policy, which presents legal strategies and best practices to help policymakers,...
A Catalyst for Conversations about Health
The County Health Rankings provide local leaders, community partners, and residents an opportunity to look at factors that influence how well and how long residents live. A catalyst for conversations about health in communities all across the country, the Rankings also garner significant national and local media attention.
Since the Rankings release on...
A Culture of Health Gets Built as a Team: Celebrating Algoma, Wisconsin
Situated along the Lake Michigan shoreline, 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Prize winner Algoma, Wisconsin is a thriving community of caring hearts and big ideas committed to building ...