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Next CityThe Role of Philanthropy in This MomentAs federal investment withdraws from communities already disadvantaged, city-builders are searching for ways to make progress, which may first require Americans to find common ground and reclaim a shared sense of the public good.In this episode, recorded live at the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network’s annual conference, Dr. Lauren Smith, Vice President of Strategic Portfolios at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses the role philanthropy can realistically play as federal disinvestment threatens communities. (Next City is funded in part by RWJF.)Drawing on her background as a pediatrician and public health leader, Smith pushes back on...
2026-01-0730 min
Black Philanthropy: Our Stories014: From Feeling Unworthy to Leading Health Equity, Maisha Simmons' Journey through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation How does one help to embed equity into the DNA of a major philanthropic institution like the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation? In this episode of Black Philanthropy: Our Stories, host Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv, speaks with Maisha Simmons, Associate Vice President of Equity and Culture at RWJF. Together, they discuss how Maisha leads efforts to operationalize equity, diversity, and inclusion across RWJF's programs and policies. Maisha reflects on her journey from grassroots community development to national leadership, including early roles in grant writing, advocacy, and public health. She shares insights into RWJF's reparative philanthropy work, the emotional...
2025-11-081h 16
Public Health Careers232:Revolutionizing Maternal Health: Equity, Advocacy and Community Wisdom with Dr. Yanica F. Faustin, PhD, MPHPublic Health Careers podcast episode with Dr. Yanica F. Faustin🎯 Learn more about this episode and resources mentioned 🧠 Join our public health community 📲Dr. Yanica F. Faustin, PhD, MPH on LinkedIn Yanica is the founder of Interdisciplinary Health Equity, LLC, which provides consulting, speaking, and coaching all aimed at centering community and data in the fight to move equity forward in programs, organizations, and leadership teams. She is also a recipient of the Health Equity Scholars 4 Action grant, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is a researcher, equity strategist, methodologist, and advocate com...
2025-02-111h 16
Investing in Impact | Impact InvestingZoila Jennings // Impact Investment Lead at the Robert Wood Johnson FoundationThis content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------In Episode 70 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Zoila Jennings, Impact Investment Lead at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on poverty alleviation and systems change through targeted community financing.Subscribe to our Causeartist newsletter here.This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or...
2024-06-0728 min
The Other 80Not Designed for Health with Steve DownsThe modern world, and the products we use everyday, are making us sick. But what if we could shift this trend and start to build health into everyday life? That’s exactly what Steve Downs and Thomas Goetz, co-founders of Building H, are working on. Steve, the former CTO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, joins us to discuss how Building H is helping companies and designers re-engineer products and “product environments” so they improve rather than harm health. We discuss:Shocking trends in American health: 48% of Americans are lonely, 35% dont get six hours a night of sleep...
2024-01-2440 min
On the Evidence109, Part 2 | Improving Health Equity by Transforming Public Health Data SystemsEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, inconsistent data collection and reporting made it difficult for U.S. public health agencies to respond to the disease's inequitable impacts. Demographic and socioeconomic factors, such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, income, and disability status, were particularly challenging to capture. The same data issues would later impede agencies’ ability to prioritize vaccinations for the people most impacted by the pandemic. Even though COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the underlying data problems remain.
“What’s at stake is saving lives,” says Alonzo Plough, chief science officer and vice president of research, evaluation, and lear...
2023-12-131h 08On the Evidence109, Part 1 | Improving Health Equity by Transforming Public Health Data SystemsEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, inconsistent data collection and reporting made it difficult for U.S. public health agencies to respond to the disease's inequitable impacts. Demographic and socioeconomic factors, such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, income, and disability status, were particularly challenging to capture. The same data issues would later impede agencies’ ability to prioritize vaccinations for the people most impacted by the pandemic. Even though COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the underlying data problems remain.
“What’s at stake is saving lives,” says Alonzo Plough, chief science officer and vice president of research, evaluation, and lear...
2023-12-1327 min
In The MarginsEP121: Transforming Academia for Equity, with Dr. Alonzo Plough and Dr. Thomas LaVeistIn this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose welcomes two distinguished guests, Dr. Alonzo Plough and Dr. Thomas LaVeist. Plough is vice president of Research-Evaluation-Learning and chief science officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. LaVeist is dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University and chair-elect of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Plough and LaVeist share the challenges universities face, particularly in their efforts to foster diversity and inclusion. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on health disparities and the valuable lessons learned from the p...
2023-09-2838 min
Society for Nutrition Education and BehaviorRWJF Healthy Eating Research Funding Opportunity - Information SessionThis Webinar is to increase grantsmanship of SNEB members supported by the SNEB Research Division. Healthy Eating Research (HER) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports and disseminates research on policy, systems, and environmental strategies that promote healthy eating among children and advance nutrition and health equity. Members of SNEB will gain an understanding of HER’s various funding mechanisms and funding priorities. The Deputy Director and the Senior Research Analyst will provide an information session and take any questions from the audience. Understanding specific focus areas and proposal requirements of the funding op...
2023-04-1947 min
Open Space RadioRWJF-NRPA Award for Health Equity Celebrates Seven Years of SuccessThe January issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today's bonus episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Maureen Neumann, NRPA's Senior Health Program Manager, to discuss her feature article, "Celebrating Seven Years of Advancing Health Equity." In her article, Maureen highlights winners of the RWJF-NRPA Award for Health Equity from the last seven years. Since 2016, this award has been presented annually, and recognizes park and recreation professionals who have worked to reduce health disparities and advance systems-level change in their communities to achieve health equity. I'm excited to chat with Maureen today to...
2022-12-2225 min
Nurse Podcast ChannelHow to Advance Health Equity Through Health PolicyThis Coffee Talk episode is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program.If you’re interested in improving our healthcare system’s inequities and ensuring everybody has a fair opportunity for health and well-being, then you’ll want to be sure to check this out! The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program offers mid-career professionals the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health equity, health care, and health policy.In this...
2022-09-2929 min
Health Equity Podcast ChannelHow to Advance Health Equity Through Health PolicyThis Coffee Talk episode is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program.If you’re interested in improving our healthcare system’s inequities and ensuring everybody has a fair opportunity for health and well-being, then you’ll want to be sure to check this out! The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program offers mid-career professionals the opportunity to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health equity, health care, and health policy.In this...
2022-09-2829 min
99% InvisibleThe Rights of Rice and Future of NatureThe Ojibwe name for wild rice is Manoomin, which translates to “the good berry.” The scientific name is Zizania palustris. It’s the only grain indigenous to North America, and while it might be called rice, it’s actually not closely related to brown or white rice at all. It has long played an important role in Ojibwe cultures, but last year, Manoomin took on a new role: plaintiff in a court case. Last August, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was sued by wild rice. The case of Manoomin v Minnesota Department of Natural Resources alleges that the Minnesot...
2022-06-2144 min
Modern Figures PodcastThe Intersection of Psychology and Technology – Episode 048
Episode 48 – The Intersection of Psychology and Technology
Host: Dr. Jeremy Waisome & Dr. Kyla McMullen
Guest: Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn
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Episode Description: Unlike most people, Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn knew early on that she was interested in a career in Psychology and later, Social Work. Listen as she shares how these two disciplines contribute to her current work in studying racial inequities. Learn how she is utilizing technology to reveal how racial bias impacts all aspects of our lives.
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2022-06-201h 20
Rural MattersLiving in Rural America —2022 and Beyond (RWJF Series, Part VI) with Dee Davis, David Lipsetz and Valerie LeflerIn this sixth and final installment of our excellent series, Living in Rural America —2022 and Beyond, produced in collaboration with and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle discusses the future of rural with three outstanding guests: Dee Davis, Founder and President of the Center for Rural Strategies; David Lipsetz, President and CEO of the Housing Assistance Council (HAC); and Valerie Lefler. Founder and Executive Director of Feonix — Mobility Rising. Davis discusses the best options for small towns facing economic challenges, the political divide between urban and rural communities and its effect on democratic institutions, and the...
2022-06-0151 minRural MattersLiving in Rural America —2022 and Beyond (RWJF Series, Part VI) with Dee Davis, David Lipsetz and Valerie LeflerIn this sixth and final installment of our excellent series, Living in Rural America —2022 and Beyond, produced in collaboration with and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle discusses the future of rural with three outstanding guests: Dee Davis, Founder and President of the Center for Rural Strategies; David Lipsetz, President and CEO of the Housing Assistance Council (HAC); and Valerie Lefler. Founder and Executive Director of Feonix — Mobility Rising. Davis discusses the best options for small towns facing economic challenges, the political divide between urban and rural communities and its effect on democratic institutions, and the...
2022-06-0151 min99% InvisiblePandemic Tracking and the Future of DataData is the lifeblood of public health, and has been since the beginning of the field. But essential data gathering for the COVID pandemic was hindered by a couple of of underlying weakness in the US public health apparatus. We have a fractured system where the power lies in US states that don't always coordinate effectively. Also there has been inconsistent funding. When there was an immediate crisis, there would be an infusion of cash. But then, when the crisis passed, the resources would evaporate. We take a look at data gathering in regards to public health f...
2022-05-0458 min
Design Lab with Bon KuDesigning Health into Everyday Life | Steve Downs & Thomas GoetzIs the everyday world making us sick? Can we hold companies responsible for the health consequences of their products and services? How do you design health into the operating systems of our civilization?Steve Downs is a co-founder at Building H, a project to build health into everyday life. Steve, his Building H co-founder Thomas Goetz, and other collaborators are growing a community of entrepreneurs, investors, designers, engineers and researchers who believe that we need to re-imagine everyday life—how we eat, sleep, get from place to place, socialize and entertain ourselves—to be healthy by design. In a...
2022-04-0741 minRural MattersSupporting Rural Hospitals (RWJF, Part III) with Ge Bai, Keith Mueller, and Sally BuckIn Part III of this series, Life in Rural America — 2022 and Beyond — produced in collaboration with and underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with Ge Bai, Professor of Accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Keith Mueller, Gerhard Hartman Professor in Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa and Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute and its Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; and Sally Buck, CEO of the National Rural Health Resource Center. Ge discusses the rece...
2022-03-2440 minRural MattersSupporting Rural Hospitals (RWJF, Part III) with Ge Bai, Keith Mueller, and Sally BuckIn Part III of this series, Life in Rural America — 2022 and Beyond — produced in collaboration with and underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with Ge Bai, Professor of Accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Keith Mueller, Gerhard Hartman Professor in Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa and Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute and its Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; and Sally Buck, CEO of the National Rural Health Resource Center. Ge discusses the rece...
2022-03-2440 minRural MattersHow Rural is Managing the Pandemic (RWJF Part II) with Dr. Don Albrecht, Patrick Woodie, and Karen JacksonIn Part II of this six-part series — Living in Rural America, 2022 and Beyond — produced in collaboration with and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with three experts on how rural America is dealing with the pandemic and other significant issues. Dr. Don Albrecht, Director of the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC), who has published research on the impact of COVID-19 on rural areas; Patrick Woodie, President of the NC Rural Center; and Karen Jackson, President of Apogee Strategic Partners, LLC, a Virginia firm specializing in developing and implementing technology and innovation strategies and programs. Albrecht discusses: why mo...
2022-02-2449 minRural MattersHow Rural is Managing the Pandemic (RWJF Part II) with Dr. Don Albrecht, Patrick Woodie, and Karen JacksonIn Part II of this six-part series — Living in Rural America, 2022 and Beyond — produced in collaboration with and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with three experts on how rural America is dealing with the pandemic and other significant issues. Dr. Don Albrecht, Director of the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC), who has published research on the impact of COVID-19 on rural areas; Patrick Woodie, President of the NC Rural Center; and Karen Jackson, President of Apogee Strategic Partners, LLC, a Virginia firm specializing in developing and implementing technology and innovation strategies and programs. Albrecht discusses: why mo...
2022-02-2449 min
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education PodcastLevin Podcast 11 - After the Middle Neighborhoods and Why They Matter podcastIn this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program. The research aims to address equity and health in middle neighborhoods. Dr. Anglin and his team will perform actionable research in the areas of strategic investments and policy innovations that have the potential to increase housing affordability and neighborhood...
2022-02-2214 minLevin College of Public Affairs and Education PodcastLevin Podcast 10 - Dean Roland Anglin Discusses Middle Neighborhoods and Why They MatterIn this episode, Roland Anglin, Dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs discusses “Investing in the Middle: A New Approach to Deliver on the Promise of Equitable Neighborhood Development,” a research project supported with a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of RWJF's "Policies for Action: Research on Housing Policies That Promote Equity" program. The research aims to address equity and health in middle neighborhoods. Dr. Anglin and his team will perform actionable research in the areas of strategic investments and policy innovations that have the potential to increase housing affordability and neighborhood st
2021-11-0324 min
The Week in Philly from KYW NewsradioDelta variant financial hardship: Who is struggling most?If you needed proof that the economic problems of the pandemic are still here, an incredible 38% of households in the US say they've struggled financially in the past few months, especially during the surge fueled by the Delta variant. This is also a time when a lot of the government programs put in place to help people during the pandemic started to fade away. Dr. Avenel Joseph from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation breaks down a poll the foundation conducted looking at who is hurting the most financially right now, how many Americans have used up all their savings...
2021-10-2716 min
The Boom Clap PodcastEPISODE 30: The Anatomy of a FactIn this episode, we examine the ”fact-checkers.”
They claim to be non-partisan... is this true? And who funds them?
We also talk about how words are often manipulated to turn a truth into a lie.
Why did we decide to talk about fact-checkers? Because truth matters.
We live in a world that tries to lead with lies, but freedom is not found in lies, it is found in truth.
Truth has no agenda. Lies always do.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact-checking
https://www.politifact.com/article/2017/dec/15/we-started-fact-checking-partnership-facebook-year/
https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/
https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/gran...
2021-10-1152 min
Play It ForwardSports Philanthropy (w/Alisha Greenberg)Trailblazer Alisha Greenberg sits down with Chinny and Emmett to share her insights into the niche world of sports philanthropy. Together, they break down some of the misconceptions that come with sports philanthropy; and how it’s important to find a balance between listening to nonprofits and the communities they work while also holding those nonprofits accountable. This is a great one for all who want to learn more about the non-profit field and the work it takes to accomplish your mission!
To learn more about the organizations Alisha mention in the episode, visit the websites below:...
2021-08-3047 minThe Week in Philly from KYW NewsradioParents are optimistic about the future for their kids, with some big asterisksThere was some fascinating research recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about how parents feel about the future for their kids. And overall, they're pretty optimistic -- but they have some big and important concerns about barriers long in place in American society, things like systematic racism that could hinder the opportunities children will have. Jennifer Ng'andu, Managing Director of Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to break down the survey and what they found out about parents and how they feel about the state of the world their kids are...
2021-04-1519 min
The Dap ProjectThe Dap Project Conversation With Taylor Morton - Environmental JusticeA child of an educator and a wildlife biologist, Taylor Morton spent their childhood in the outdoors of South Carolina, where they fell in love with nature, and watched their dad dap up the few other Black families on the trails. Taylor’s passion evolved into a pursuit of justice as Director of Environmental Health and Education at WE ACT for Environmental Justice in New York City. We talk with them about bears, climate change, and holding elected officials accountable.SHOW NOTESSources for news segment: -https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/texas-deaths-winter-storm.html-https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/texas-power-outages-ercot/-https://www.cnn.com/vi...
2021-03-011h 07
Passionate Pioneers with Mike BiselliTransforming how to Address Addiction with Fred MuenchThis episode’s Community Champion Sponsor is Clear Child Psychology. To learn how they are shifting the paradigm in child mental health: CLICK HERE---Overcoming the throes of drug misuse to eventually lead a national organization and movement to help others in our communities experiencing addiction is the very definition of triumph and who a passionate pioneer is.During this episode, Fred Muench, the President of the Partnership to End Addiction, shares his heartrending personal journey and how his experiences transformed his life to serving others across our country.While to...
2021-02-2229 minThe Week in Philly from KYW NewsradioThe deepening housing crisis: "$60 billion in back rent, and no real path forward"Ever since the start of the pandemic, the people on the wrong side of the K-shaped recovery have taken it on the chin. So many people have lost income and savings, and the number of people falling behind on the rent or the mortgage is truly hard to fathom. So what's a concrete, actually helpful thing that people can do to try and keep from losing their home? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published what they call a roadmap to help prevent people from losing housing during the pandemic. Avenel Joseph, Vice President of Policy at the RWJF joins...
2021-02-1012 min
Workplace JusticeThe Bostock Decision & The Future of LGBTQ Workplace Rights with Ezra CukorThe most recent significant win for the LGBTQ community is the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Bostock v. Clayton County. It is undeniable that this decision will have a ripple effect on LGBTQ rights, not just in employment, but in many other areas as well. Join us in this episode as we explore the Bostock case with Atty. Ezra Cukor, and its impact on the future of LGBTQ rights within the workplace. Ezra Cukor is a Civil Rights Attorney and co-author with Shirley Lin of "LGBTQIA+ Discrimination" published in Employment Discrimination Law & Li...
2021-01-2535 minThe Week in Philly from KYW NewsradioA lot of Americans have trouble believing race plays a role in health disparitiesCOVID-19 has affected the lives of people living in the United States, but the data show the most dire repercussions of the pandemic have not been distributed evenly. So what's going on here? What's behind the inequality, and who's getting hit the hardest? And how does a country that has trouble getting on the same page about anything work together to level the playing field? The nonprofit RAND Corporation teamed up with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to conduct a survey of people from lower and middle incomes, with a focus on communities of color to look at how...
2021-01-1914 min
Keeping Dad AliveEpisode 8 - PT to the rescue!Richard's physical therapist Jennifer has saved his life...more than once! Jennifer keeps an eye on Richard and, with training, persistence, and ingenuity, helps him keep it together.
Links:
On chronic conditions, self-management, and challenges in caring for people with chronic conditions:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/adult_chronic_conditions.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/learnmorefeelbetter/programs/general.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5876976/
https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2010/01/chronic-care.html
https://www.giaging.org/documents/mcc_framework.pdf
On excess deaths during pandemic:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942...
2021-01-0812 min
The Action Research PodcastEpisode 8-Acting to Learn and Learning to Act with Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragon (Pt. 2)In this episode, Adam and Joe do a deep dive into Action Research processes with Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the PhD Program at the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. Here, Alfredo shares his journey from a pure practitioner to action researcher (2:00). and talks about his epiphany as to what constitutes meaningful work- “I realized that my whole career had been focused on producing outputs, matrices, reports, plans, not real...
2020-12-1237 min
For the PeopleCT Green Bank Heat Pump Loans - Adult Family Living Initiative - RWJF Childhood Obesity StudyWe're going to heat things up right off the bat talking about the newest CT Green Bank program to help you put heat pump technology into your home and digging into some details about a low interest rate, no money down option for heating, cooling, filtering, and taking care of your hot water service, too.
Then we're circling back with Assisted Living Services focusing on an important state sponsored program that's helping keep your aging loved ones safe at home and well cared for, without creating a huge financial hit — the Adult Family Living or AFL initiative.
2020-10-1855 min![[un]phased podcast](https://artwork.captivate.fm/55b3af94-aff8-4c17-bc57-beda198e4bcb/artworks-7qtag1ad8nc7m9de-asjzcq-t3000x3000.jpg)
[un]phased podcast"P" is for Privilege (Episode 7)This week on [un]phased, Shaunna and Lisa open our eyes to privilege. Privilege exists in many forms, but it is invisible to those who have it. The insidious nature of privilege is a result of systems built by people who wish to maintain power for specific groups. Thus, those systems do not support the needs of all, benefitting some and not others. Privilege is also contextual; our intersecting identities may grant us privilege in some circumstances, and take it away in others.
Acknowledging the ways in which we have identity privilege in our lives is not easy. It requires...
2020-10-1355 min
Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership63: Confronting Wicked Problems as a Nonprofit Leader (Lynn Fick-Cooper)63: Confronting Wicked Problems as a Nonprofit Leader (Lynn Fick-Cooper)SUMMARYAs a nonprofit leader, you are likely trying to address “Wicked Problems” every day, social challenges that are systemic in nature and incredibly complex. To help us better address these types of problems, Lynn Fick-Cooper offers a fantastic analysis of these issues, and provides five crucial strategies to address them in episode #63 of the Path Podcast. Lynn’s 30-year journey in nonprofit leadership is also instructive around the typ...
2020-10-0858 min
The Week in Philly from KYW NewsradioNearly half of America" is in serious financial pain from coronavirus, but it's much worse in minority communitiesOne of the common refrains of the coronavirus pandemic is that "we're all in this together." But new information is making it clear that we're not all being affected by the pandemic in the same ways. Minority communities are being hit much harder.
Dr. Robert J. Blendon is the Richard L. Menschel Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He's also the co-director of a survey by NPR, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that...
2020-09-2115 minThe Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio"Nearly half of America" is in serious financial pain from coronavirus, but it's much worse in minority communitiesOne of the common refrains of the coronavirus pandemic is that "we're all in this together." But new information is making it clear that we're not all being affected by the pandemic in the same ways. Minority communities are being hit much harder.Dr. Robert J. Blendon is the Richard L. Menschel Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He's also the co-director of a survey by NPR, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood...
2020-09-2116 minRural Matters2020 Elections (Part II) with Dee Davis, Jonathan Rodden, and Pakou HaugIn the final segment of our four-part series on rural poverty and the 2020 elections, developed in collaboration with and underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with Dee Davis, founder and president of the Center for Rural Strategies; Jonathan Rodden, professor of political science at Stanford University, and author of Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide; and Pakou Hang, a trainer at Vote Run Lead, about the upcoming elections. People vote on the basis of whether they think a candidate truly represent people like themselves, notes Davis. They vote more on the b...
2020-06-2642 minRural Matters2020 Election Issues (Part I) with Nathan Ohle and Kate CasslingIn Part III of our four-part series developed in collaboration with and underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which deals with rural poverty and key issues in the 2020 elections, Michelle chats with Nathan Ohle, CEO of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national network of non-profits focused on water access, economic development, and capacity building for rural communities and Kate Cassling, a Director with the Bipartisan Policy Center Action, where she works on health care policy advocacy. Ohle discusses how the role of rural and small communities has evolved in the last decade through increased engagement in...
2020-06-1939 minRural MattersRural Poverty (Part II) with Lanora Johnson, Jasmine Singleton, and Meg DuffyThis riveting episode is the second in our four-part series on rural poverty and issues impacting the 2020 elections presented this month in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with several graduate students at the University of Michigan who worked with the university’s Poverty Solutions program and saw first-hand, on the ground, what poverty looks like in rural America: Lanora Johnson, whose research focuses on gender inequality and rural poverty in Central Appalachia; Jasmine Simington, whose research explores how housing policies shape racialized spatial inequality; and Meg Duffy, a researcher at Poverty Solutions who primarily works on...
2020-06-1237 min
Rural MattersRural Poverty with Kathryn Edin and Luke ShaeferThis episode is the first of our timely four-part series on rural poverty and issues impacting the 2020 elections presented this month in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer of the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions, an interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to partner communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Edin and Shaefer are authors of the landmark book, $2 a Day: The Art of Living on Virtually Nothing in America, which was listed as one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015. Edin, one of t...
2020-06-1044 min
Greener ThoughtsResearch Supports the Importance of Parks, Green Spaces, and Human Well-beingSometimes in the daily hustle and bustle of life, parks don't always get there fair share of enjoyment! Well, that changes today. Next time you are outside enjoy a park and listen to this episode for the ways to enjoy it even more!
Thank you for listening to, sharing widely, and rating highly 'Greener Thoughts'!
*This is a retroactive episode. A bit of time has occurred between the planned episode release date and today's date. Nonetheless the quality will not decrease. Thank you for being here.* Recorded: 10-26-2020
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2020-05-3148 min
The Full SetThe Full Set w/ Dr. Joia Crear-PerryVenmo: @Joia-CrearPerryJoia
Adele Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG – a thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities, Speaker, Trainer, Advocate, Policy Expert, and fighter for justice – is the Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. Recently, she addressed the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Birthing Project, Director of Women’s and Children’s Services at Jefferson Community Healthcare Center and as the Director of Clinical Services for the City of New Orlea...
2020-04-231h 20
RWJFCredits - Take Us To A Better PlaceThis audio version of Take Us To A Better Place was narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt and Holter Graham. Featured stories by Madeline Ashby, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Calvin Baker, Frank Bill, Yoon Ha Lee, Karen Lord, Mike McClelland, Achy Obejas, and Martha Wells.
Presented by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with Melcher Media. This audio program was produced by John Marshall Media.
Visit http://www.rwjf.org/fiction to learn about the stories, authors, and ideas presented in Take Us To A Better Place.
2020-01-2101 min
RWJFThe Masculine And The Dead by Frank Bill - Take Us To A Better PlaceHaving lost his wife to disease, ex-marine Guy, a rugged Samaritan in his small-town community, struggles to reconnect with his only child. It's not until he steps in to care for the neglected son of an opioid-addicted man that he learns emotional responsibility and the skills to rebuild his severed ties.
2020-01-211h 25
RWJFThe Plague Doctors by Karen Lord - Take Us To A Better PlaceIn 2079, a mysterious illness called grey pox is killing large portions of the population. When the illness finally reached the remote Pelican Island, a team of researchers including Audra Lee—whose own young niece has been affected—must muster all of their meager resources to help find a cure.
2020-01-211h 06
RWJFBrief Exercises In Mindfulness by Calvin Baker - Take Us To A Better PlaceHarry and Dean are just starting their adult lives in New York. An encounter with Raquin, who was forcibly evicted from the apartment they now rent, illuminates the trauma of gentrification and the struggle to be heard and understood in today's world.
2020-01-2142 min
RWJFViral Content by Madeline Ashby - Take Us To A Better PlaceWhen a popular high school football player dies from a mystery illness, Glory, a reporter for a large online media conglomerate, is determined to get to the bottom of what happened before it spreads any further. But she finds herself up against the local sports culture and the conflicting goals of her employer.
2020-01-211h 05
RWJFObsolesence by Martha Wells - Take Us To A Better PlaceOn a space station near Jupiter, station manager Jixy discovers one of her friends, Greggy, an "augmented human," has been brutally murdered. A semi-mythical figure called Piecework has been blamed for similar attacks on other stations. Determined to protect the people on herstation, Jixy sets out to see if Piecework—or someone else—is responsible for the crime.
2020-01-211h 10
RWJFThe Sweet Spot by Achy Obejas - Take Us To A Better PlaceIsa, a woman with progressive hearing loss, is separating from her wife. It's not her decision. There's lots wrong in the marriage but also lots right, and she has developed a number of dependencies--many, in fact--around her hearing loss. As the marriage falls apart, Isa has to reconfigure who she is and how she finds support.
2020-01-2148 min
RWJFThe Erasure Game by Yoon Ha Lee - Take Us To A Better PlaceIn a future society, two teens find out what happens when seemingly innocuous "community games" serve a more sinister purpose. It turns out that these popular means of social interaction are quietly eroding civil liberties and privacy as neighbors collect data on one another and report it to shadowy rulers and a power hungry elite.
2020-01-211h 16
RWJFParadise by Hannah Lillith Assadi - Take Us To A Better PlaceRita is a Syrian refugee whose family has escaped the conflict to Arizona—but not without a cost. Her mother was killed back home, and her father and brother carry bullet wounds. Facing xenophobia and racism at school and work, Rita and her brother struggle every day in the face of systems and individuals who fail to support refugees and immigrants.
2020-01-211h 01
RWJFThe Flotilla At Bird Island by Mike McClelland - Take Us To A Better PlaceKyle and Bobby, long-lost lovers from different backgrounds, live in a United States where encroaching coastlines are wreaking havoc on health and well-being. When they reconnect, the disparities and inequities between their two worlds: a South ravaged by global warming and an eco-protected island in North Carolina are thrown into harsh juxtaposition.
2020-01-211h 13
RWJFIntroduction - Take Us To A Better PlaceThis collection of stories will allow you to grasp uneasy topics related to common social determinants of health. These health-related fictional stories cover the impact of social standards such as war, displacement, poverty, isolation, discrimination, and many other forces that adversely affect health outcomes.
We hope these stories will allow our listeners to identify the most longstanding public health problems and encourage others to advance public health worldwide.
Visit http://www.rwjf.org/fiction to learn about the stories, authors, and ideas presented in Take Us To A Better Place.
2020-01-2113 min
RWJFForeword by Roxane Gay - Take Us To A Better PlaceForeword by Roxane Gay - Take Us To A Better Place by RWJF
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2020-01-2100 min
AnnounceHomelessnessIn the U.S., a homeless person’s lifespan is 25 years less than average. In this episode, hosts Dr. Ayesha Khan & Dr. Quincy Moore explore how the EM providers can be pivotal in improving health outcomes for those that lack basic shelter with Dr. Kelly Doran and Stephen Brown. Objectives: 1. Describe how housing and homelessness affect a person's health and health outcomes 2. Describe why emergency physicians should be addressing housing and homelessness 3. Define important terms relevant to housing and homelessness: transient, intermittent, and chronic 4. Highlight strategies f...
2019-12-0235 min
Nourish Your Health at every ageBradley Cruice Setting the Stage for a Healthy AcadianaWhen Bradley Cruice worked as Director of Health and Wellness with the Lafayette Parish Public School System from 2012 to 2015, he was shocked to learn that one-half of middle school students in the parish tested as overweight or obese. Bradley’s insight became the genesis of what is now known as “Healthy Acadiana,” a movement he chairs and is made possible by the financial support of Women’s Foundation which has supported its mission to “build a healthier Acadiana by providing improved social, economic, and physical environmental factors that contribute to a healthier mind, body, and spirit for Acadiana residents.“
Bradle...
2019-11-2741 min
There Goes the NeighborhoodThe Land RushHaitian migrants fled a violent dictatorship and built a new community in Miami’s Little Haiti, far from the coast and on land that luxury developers didn’t want. But with demand for up-market apartments surging, their neighborhood is suddenly attractive to builders. That’s in part because it sits on high ground, in a town concerned about sea level rise. But also, because Miami is simply running out of land to build upon.
In the final episode of our series on “climate gentrification,” WLRN reporter Nadege Greene asks one man what it’s like to be in the path o...
2019-11-0724 min
The StakesThere Goes the Neighborhood: Miami, Part 3Haitian migrants fled a violent dictatorship and built a new community in Miami’s Little Haiti, far from the coast and on land that luxury developers didn’t want. But with demand for up-market apartments surging, their neighborhood is suddenly attractive to builders. That’s in part because it sits on high ground, in a town concerned about sea level rise. But also, because Miami is simply running out of land to build upon.
In the final episode of our series on “climate gentrification,” WLRN reporter Nadege Greene asks one man what it’s like to be in the path o...
2019-11-0724 minThere Goes the NeighborhoodBuying into BlackValencia Gunder used to dismiss her grandfather’s warnings: “They’re gonna steal our communities because it don't flood.” She thought, Who would want this place? But Valencia’s grandfather knew something she didn’t: People in black Miami have seen this before.
In the second episode of our series on “climate gentrification,” reporter Christopher Johnson tells the story of Overtown, a segregated black community that was moved, en masse, because the city wanted the space for something else. If you haven't heard part one, start there first.
Reported and produced by Kai Wright, Nadege Green and Christopher...
2019-11-0621 minThe StakesThere Goes the Neighborhood: Miami, Part 2Valencia Gunder used to dismiss her grandfather’s warnings: “They’re gonna steal our communities because it don't flood.” She thought, Who would want this place? But Valencia’s grandfather knew something she didn’t: People in black Miami have seen this before.
In the second episode of our series on “climate gentrification,” reporter Christopher Johnson tells the story of Overtown, a segregated black community that was moved, en masse, because the city wanted the space for something else. If you haven't heard part one, start there first.
In this episode, we also hear from:
- Agnes and Nao...
2019-11-0621 minThe StakesThere Goes the Neighborhood: Miami, Part 1process that may intensify the affordability crisis in cities all over the country.
Little Haiti sits on high ground, in a city that’s facing increasing pressure from rising sea levels and monster storms. For years, researchers at Harvard University’s Design School have been trying to identify if and how the changing climate will reshape the real estate market globally. In Miami’s Little Haiti, they have found an ideal case study for what’s been dubbed “climate gentrification.”
We hear from:
- Jesse Keenan, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
- Mimi Sanon...
2019-11-0523 minThere Goes the NeighborhoodPremium ElevationIn Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, residents are feeling a push from the familiar forces of gentrification: hasty evictions, new developments, rising commercial rents. But there’s something else happening here, too—a process that may intensify the affordability crisis in cities all over the country.
Little Haiti sits on high ground, in a city that’s facing increasing pressure from rising sea levels and monster storms. For years, researchers at Harvard University’s Design School have been trying to identify if and how the changing climate will reshape the real estate market globally. In Miami’s Little Haiti...
2019-11-0523 min
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental HealthEpisode 86: Community Approaches to Suicide PreventionThe troubling issue of youth suicide has emerged as a top-level concern for the community of Brooks County, Texas. Located in far South Texas, Brooks is one of the most underserved regions in the state. Ranked next-to-last out of 242 Texas counties on overall health outcomes by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Brooks County has a 32 percent poverty rate amid a 90 percent Hispanic population.
The month of September is Suicide Awareness Month. We're taking a look at suicide as a community-level problem, one that calls for community-level solutions. April Anzaldua, Project Director for the Behavioral and Health Outreach Leadership Development (BHOLD...
2019-09-1718 min
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast#172 Cost-of-Care Conversations
Recognize the importance of cost-of-care conversations and identify resources to facilitate these discussions with help from Gwen Darien, executive vice president at the National Patient Advocate Foundation, and Dr. Jessica Dine, Associate Professor and Chief of the division of Pulmonology and Critical Care at Perelman School of Medicine. We review barriers to cost-of-care conversations and identify tools to help make these conversations a part of routine care discussions.
Full show notes at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a gu...
2019-09-1154 minThe Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast#172 Cost-of-Care Conversations
Recognize the importance of cost-of-care conversations and identify resources to facilitate these discussions with help from Gwen Darien, executive vice president at the National Patient Advocate Foundation, and Dr. Jessica Dine, Associate Professor and Chief of the division of Pulmonology and Critical Care at Perelman School of Medicine. We review barriers to cost-of-care conversations and identify tools to help make these conversations a part of routine care discussions.
Full show notes at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a gu...
2019-09-1154 min
A Sherpa's Guide to InnovationE50: The Design Value of Health with Steve DownsWhat would it look like if Netflix was helping you stay healthy? Learn about how we can make health an inherent design feature in our everyday lives from Steve Downs, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In this, our 50th podcast episode, Steve paints a picture of a world intentionally designed to make it easier for individuals and communities to choose healthy behaviors. How do we get there? Listen and find out! We discuss behavior change theories, promoting a culture of health, persuading tech companies that health is a value expressed horizontally across product...
2019-08-2142 min
SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for AllS2E2: Dr. Julie Morita fmr. Commissioner of Chicago Dept. of Public Health & Current EVP at RWJFIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Julie Morita, former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health and currently the Executive Vice President at the RWJF (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)"overseeing all programming, policy, research, and communications activities in support of its vision of building a Culture of Health in America in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being."
In our interview, we discuss Dr. Morita's past accomplishments, her views on health equity and what motivated her to get into public health. We also touch upon e-cigarettes, vaccinations, Healthy Chicago 2.0, working with diverse...
2019-07-2437 min
RoS: Review of SystemsRoS: Understanding the Importance of Adverse Childhood Events on Health w Audrey Stillerman part 2There is a growing recognition of the role of trauma, particularly childhood trauma or adverse childhood events on health and health outcomes. Family physician Audrey Stillerman joins Thomas Kim for a two-part series about ACEs and the effects they have on health, and what we as health professionals should know about them.
Dr. Stillerman is the Associate Director of Medical Affairs for the University of Illinois Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships and the medical director for the School Health Center Program at UI Health as well as at PCC Steinmetz. She is a Clinical...
2019-05-2700 minRoS: Review of SystemsAll of us like to think that we provide high-value care for our patients; but the truth is, just like the rest of the health care system, primary care provides a lot of low value care too – and we drive a lot of overuse. John Mafi joins us this week to talk about his leading research into these thorny, complex issues.There is a growing recognition of the role of trauma, particularly childhood trauma or adverse childhood events on health and health outcomes. Family physician Audrey Stillerman joins Thomas Kim for a two-part series about ACEs and the effects they have on health, and what we as health professionals should know about them.
Dr. Stillerman is the Associate Director of Medical Affairs for the University of Illinois Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships and the medical director for the School Health Center Program at UI Health as well as at PCC Steinmetz. She is a Clinical...
2019-05-2700 min
GivBk Sports PodcastEpisode 4 - Alisha Greenberg - Coach Alisha, The Sports Philanthropy PioneerI was humbled to speak with a former a Founding Executive Director of Justin Verlander’s Wins for Warriors Foundation, FIFA Women’s World Cup DC host teammate, founder of the Rounding Third initiative, Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award and Founder of the Sports Impact Leadership Certificate, Mrs Alisha Greenberg!Notes & Highlights· 0:02:50 How diehard is diehard? Naming your son Camden shows Alisha’s @Orioles allegiance· 0:06:35 Sports Impact Leadership Certificate was founded by Alisha and co-directed by Meredith Wolff· 0:11:05 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the largest foundation in the country dev...
2019-05-0151 min
RWJFThree minutes with Esther PerelPsychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel answers our question “what advice did you give your own children about developing healthy relationships?”
2019-02-1303 min
RWJFA Conversation with Esther PerelEnjoy this unedited conversation with psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel, who is recognized as one of today's most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. In the clip, RWJF’s Lori Melichar talks with Esther about how our relationships affect our health and how that has evolved over the course of time.
2019-02-1341 min
Hosted by Dr. David Derose01 - 14 - 2019 Diekmann et alTitle: “Help With Our Most Pressing Needs”
Guests: Gabbi Diekmann, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program; Shiela Williams, MA, LPC, Native Connections Project Coordinator
Description: Are you looking for help with a complex issue in your community? The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program may offer you just the help you need. Are you looking for new strategies to help youth and young adults avoid suicide and substance abuse? You’ll be inspired by the Kickapoo tribe.
For further information: clinicalscholarsnli.org, www.RWJF.org; Shiela.williams@okkthc.com (405-964-2618 x 328)
2019-01-1458 min
Nursing Economic$ Podcast Series005. An Interview with Dr. Susan B. Hassmiller, RWJF Senior Advisor of NursingIn partnership with AARP, Dr. Susan Hassmiller, the Senior Advisor for Nursing for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the 2009 recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, directs the Foundation’s Campaign for Action. In this episode, Andrea Palerino, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Utica College in Utica, NY, talks with Dr. Hassmiller about her role with the Foundation and the Campaign for Action, her volunteer work with the Red Cross, and her ongoing work on behalf of nurses and patients.Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Adviser for Nursing, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 1997. In this ro...
2018-09-0424 min
Women@WorkLaura Zarrow with Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on the role of business in advancing health equityDr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President Emerita and former CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, talks with Laura Zarrow about the role of business in health equity and how local organizations are addressing the environmental, social, economic, and structural challenges that may impact residents’ health -- with a call for other companies to follow suit.--Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, is the president emerita and former CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a position she held for nearly 15 years. She was named the RWJF University Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor of Population Health and Health Equity at the University of Pe...
2018-06-1954 min
Listening In (With Permission): Conversations About Today's Pressing Health Care TopicsEpisode 17: Andrea Ducas on how Scorecard 2.0 helps achieve RWJF's mission for a culture of healthEpisode 17: Andrea Ducas on how Scorecard 2.0 helps achieve RWJF's mission for a culture of health by Catalyst for Payment Reform
2017-09-1206 min
Joi's Conversations Podcast23 : Conversation with Stephen DownsConversation with Stephen Downs, Chief Technology and Strategy officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation talking about health, technology, RWJF and the MIT Media Lab. [EP-EN-23]
2016-12-2141 min
RWJFEvery Breath Counts: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 13The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode RWJF senior program officer Paul Tarini connects with grantee Ted Smith, PhD, Chief of Civic Innovation in Louisville, Kentucky, to explore his work with Air Louisville. This program is using city-wide collaboration to gather real-time data as part of their mission to understand what contributes to health inequities in the city and how the data can be used to create policies and partnerships that will make the city of Lo...
2016-08-1723 min
RWJFYour Brain on Games: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 12The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore the cognitive power of the brain through the lens of video games with Adam Gazzaley, professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry and director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center at UC-San Francisco, and Jane Lowe, RWJF senior advisor for program development. Listen in as they discuss Gazzaley’s work and what happens when you use neuroscience to develop healthy video games.
2016-02-2330 min
RWJFMind Over Stress: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 11The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore resilience and using mindfulness to manage stress with Amit Sood, MD, MSc, FACP, professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College and chair of Mayo Mind Body Initiative, and Mike Painter, RWJF senior program officer. Together they discuss what Sood and his team are doing to improve health outcomes and quality of care through teaching compassion and utilizing the strengths of the brain.
2015-12-0726 min
Spartanburg City NewsSpartanburg named winner of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health PrizeThe good news just keeps coming for Spartanburg. Yesterday, the the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health, named Spartanburg one of eight winners of its Culture of Health Prize for 2015. Spartanburg County is being recognized for leveraging its unique strengths and rallying community partners around a shared vision of health. Efforts have resulted in a significant reduction in teen pregnancy rates in the county, a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization that is increasing affordable housing, education opportunities, and access to wellness services and healthy foods, increased access to healthcare and social services for low-income, uninsured residents...
2015-10-2817 min
RWJFVirtual Reality for Social Good: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 10The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore a new cutting-edge idea with the potential to build a Culture of Health. Join us as we explore how virtual reality technology can be used to help build social good with Founding Director of Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, grantee Jeremy Bailenson and RWJF Senior Program Officer Tracy Costigan, and discuss Jeremy’s explorations in using virtual reality to build empathy and more.
2015-10-0622 min
RWJFWhat's the Airbnb for Health? RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 9The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore a new batch of cutting-edge ideas with the potential to build a Culture of Health. We explore the potential for the collaborative economy (aka “the sharing economy”) to change how we engage with and experience health and health care. Next we reimagine medical education, where new online models are powering collaboration within and between medical schools, and we learn how “agile science” seeks to use research to spur disco...
2015-05-2657 min
Connecting The AgendaExamining A Questionable Big Pharma Influence in Connecticut Law and PoliticsThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is one of the largest private foundations in the country, and has significant influence in law and politics. This analysis explores some of the legislation and programs, in Connecticut, being influenced by the RWJF, it's connection to Johnson & Johnson, one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies. Topics discussed include: Forced mental health assessments, government home visitation programs, ObamaCare, and more.
For a transcript of this recording, with sources and citations, visit: http://www.thegoodmanchronicle.com/2014/12/examining-questionable-big-pharma.html
2015-05-0910 minZIP Code Decoded: How Where You Live Matters To Your Health (The Takeaway)In Navajo Nation, Health Care is Like Pulling TeethEarlier this week, The Takeaway launched a new series based off the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) County Health Rankings Report, entitled "ZIP Code Decoded: How Where You Live Matters To Your Health."
All week we've explored the how communities deal with health, county by county. But boundaries of some communities go beyond counties. Take for example the semi-autonomous Navajo Nation, occupying portions of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, a territory that stretches over 27,000 square miles and is home to approximately 226,000 people.
The counties that make up the Navajo Nation are heavily rural with low populati...
2015-04-0305 minZIP Code Decoded: How Where You Live Matters To Your Health (The Takeaway)Praying The Weight Away? Looking for Health Solutions in Evangelical CommunitiesEarlier this week, The Takeaway launched a new series based off the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) County Health Rankings Report, entitled "ZIP Code Decoded: How Where You Live Matters To Your Health."
When we started this project, we wanted to focus on some of the anomalies and larger health trends for certain counties. The information provided by RWJF gave us the hard numbers. From there, WNYC's Data News team did a "data mash-up" with the community types created by the American Communities Project. It's not surprising to find out that communities with less education, lower income, high...
2015-04-0206 min
RWJFWellness in a Networked World: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 8The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore a new batch of cutting-edge ideas with the potential to build a Culture of Health. We explore how technology can promote well-being by connecting us to our essential self; what our knowledge of social relationships—and social media—can mean for how we design our communities; and how institutions can create organizational cultures where health and socially conscious innovation thrive. Learn more about the ideas explored in this e...
2015-02-261h 05
RWJFStress Connections: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 7The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. In this episode we explore a new batch of cutting-edge ideas with the potential to build a Culture of Health. We explore how technology can promote well-being by connecting us to our essential self; what our knowledge of social relationships—and social media—can mean for how we design our communities; and how institutions can create organizational cultures where health and socially conscious innovation thrive.: http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/culture-of-health/2015/01/unconv...
2015-01-2952 min
RWJFRethinking Poverty, Sharing Provider Notes, and More: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 6The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. This episode looks at innovations that ask, “What if?” We explore simple shifts in perspective, from doctors sharing notes with patients to rethinking how we help those in poverty, and we hear a historian’s take on building a Culture of Health. Learn more about the ideas explored in this episode at: http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2014/10/podcast_episode_6.html
2014-10-0144 min
RWJFMicrobiomes, Ideas for Measuring a Culture of Health & More: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 5The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas Podcast explores cutting edge ideas and emerging trends with the potential to improve health and health care for all Americans. This episode covers medical conspiracy theories, the ripple effects of not getting enough sleep, microbiomes and our built environment and ideas for measuring a Culture of Health. For more information about this podcast, please visit http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2014/07/podcast_episode_5.html.
2014-07-2539 min
RWJFMakerNurse, Visualizing Health Data & More: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 4In the fourth episode of RWJF's Pioneering Ideas podcast, we cover nurses innovating at the bedside, alternative marketplaces and up-cycling impacts on community health, our new data initiative Visualizing Health, and highlights from the TED 2014 master class led by entrepreneur-in-residence Thomas Goetz. For more information about this podcast please visit http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/pioneering-ideas/2014/05/podcast_episode_4.html
2014-05-0931 min
RWJFEmpathy, Choice & the Next Generation of Innovators: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 3In the third episode of RWJF's Pioneering Ideas podcast, we explore the power -- and the burden -- of choice. What does our relationship with choice mean for our health and for the health care system as a whole? We also talk about the radical power of empathy and hear from Princeton students who are part of the next generation of health care innovators.
2014-03-1024 min
RWJFPitch Day, Payment Reform & Behavior Change: RWJF Pioneering Ideas Podcast Episode 2The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is back with Episode 2 of its Pioneering Ideas podcast, featuring behavioral scientist BJ Fogg, the Foundation's Entrepreneur-in-Residence Thomas Goetz, and other innovators working to transform health and health care. Get insight into the foundation's funding strategy and get inspired with ideas for creating a culture of health. Plus, a personal essay from program officer and physician Mike Painter on physician incentives.
2013-12-0924 min