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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists

Congratulations to the 15 communities selected as finalists for the 2015 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. Announced today, the Prize honors communities that place a high priority on health and bring diverse partners to achieve local change.

The following Prize finalists were chosen from more than 340 applicants: ...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2019 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Finalists

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the 12 communities chosen as finalists for the RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The Prize recognizes communities that are bringing partners together around a shared commitment to health, opportunity, and equity.

Selected from nearly 200 applicant communities, the following 12 finalist communities are one step closer to...

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Rural America’s Opportunity for Equity

One in 5 Americans live in rural areas where they experience higher rates of disease and earlier death than those living in suburban and urban parts of the country. In October and November, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps will explore strategies to achieve better health in rural communities in a two-part webinar series.

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RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America Releases Recommendations on Ways to Create a Healthier Nation

This week, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America released their latest recommendations on ways-beyond health care-citizens and stakeholders can work together to create a culture of health.  At an event held January 13, 2014, Commissioners discussed their recommendations, answered questions, and shared examples of promising programs and...

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RWJF funding for CHR&R to end in 2026

Our primary funder, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has decided to end funding for County Health Rankings & Roadmaps next year. This means that the 2025 Annual Data Release will likely be our last.

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See examples of Communities in Action

To help communities take action to improve health, we’ve added some new examples of communities’ experiences with implementing strategies listed in What Works for Health (WWFH) or key activities in our Roadmaps to Health...

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See the Key Findings from our 2015 Rankings

Detailing how we rank, how our program helps communities improve health, and our new measures and data for 2015, the new County Health Rankings Key Findings Report is an overview of our latest release.

In this year’s report you’ll find:

The health of our nation’s counties, including where the top counties are for health...

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Sharing the Rankings and Roadmaps Message at the 2013 Making Cities Livable Conference

Recently, Angela Russell, a member of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps team, presented at the 50th annual International Making Cities Livable conference entitled “Reshaping Suburbia into Complete Healthy Communities.” Presenting on the topic, “Health Begins Where You Live, Learn, Work, and Play,” Angela spoke to a diverse audience,...