Building a Culture of Health

Achieving Health Equity—Faster and Together

Together, we can build a future where health is for everyone. 

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What do we mean by a Culture of Health?

We all want to live in a United States where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to reach their best health and wellbeing, no matter their race, ethnicity, or class. Our ZIP code shouldn’t dictate our health.

WHY THIS MATTERS

Focus Areas

To advance health equity, we invest in four broad areas:

EXPLORE EACH AREA

  • Health Systems

    Bringing healthcare and public health systems together around a shared goal of better health for all

  • Healthy Children and Families

    Ensuring parents and caregivers have the resources they need to promote thriving families

  • Healthy Communities

    Working to create communities with the physical, economic, and social conditions for residents to live their healthiest lives

  • Leadership for Better Health

    Supporting and connecting leaders to address health challenges across the nation

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A Future Where Health Is No Longer a Privilege, But a Right

RWJF is taking steps to focus on one of the biggest barriers to health in America: structural racism.

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How We Work

With our partners, we promote policies, practices, and system change to amplify unheard voices, shift the national conversation about health and wellbeing, and dismantle structural barriers to equity. Learn more about our approach, strategic vision, and equity-building efforts.

How We Work
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Measuring Our Progress

By continually collecting and reviewing data, we learn whether we are making the right investments and help communities understand what drives their successes and where they need to target further efforts.

WHAT WE’VE LEARNED

Latest RWJF News 

News Release
Lauren Smith, vice president, Strategic Portfolios

Lauren Smith, MD, MPH, Appointed Vice President of Strategic Portfolios at the Robert Wood Johnson F...

Lauren Smith will serve as a member of the Foundation’s senior leadership team and will oversee strategy development, implementation, and management of RWJF’s key focus areas, or strategic portfolios.

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News Release
2023 Award for Health Equity Winners collage

RWJF Announces 2022 Award for Health Equity Winners

RWJF announced nine winners of the 2022 Award for Health Equity, which celebrates individuals who have changed health systems and policies at a local level to increase the chance for everyone to have a fair and just opportunity for health and wellbeing.

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Health Disparities
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects 2023 Culture of Health Prize Winners

RWJF announced the nine communities chosen to receive the 2023 Culture of Health Prize. The Prize celebrates communities across the country where community members and organizations are collaborating to build solutions to barriers that have created unequal opportunities for health and wellbeing.

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Public and Community Health