Since 1993, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recognized leaders who work in their neighborhoods and communities to address some of the nation's most intractable health care problems.  With courage, creativity, and commitment, they overcome incredible odds to pursue strategies that improve the health and quality of life for men, women, and children in communities across the United States. 
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Community Health Leaders
P.O. Box 2316
College Road East and Route 1
Princeton, NJ 08543-2316
(609) 627-5809

FEATURE: Michael Rodolico has Taken On the Challenge of Providing Oral Health Services to Low-Income Seniors In Reno: Will It Pay Off? "An elderly woman on social security called me at home, crying and in pain. She went to the ER because she had no money and no place else to go...." Read more >>>

OPINION: Fall out from 9/11 Continues to Impact the Health of New Yorkers By JoAnn Lum (CHL 2005) Six years after the disaster of September 11, the general public may think that all those who survived but became ill from exposure to the toxic fallout were cared for and have moved on with their lives. Certainly the Bush Administration wants us to believe that ...  Read more >>>

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 2007 Community Health Leader Awards Click each Leader photo above for more information. The 10 new Leaders represent the diversity of America geographically, culturally, ethically, socially, and economically. Read more >>>

LEADERS IN THE NEWS Martha Ryan (CHL 2003):  Homeless Prenatal Program success stories were featured in the San Francisco Chronicle SFChronstory and in the New York Times  NYTimesstory Joanne Goldblum (CHL 2007): New Haven Diaper Bank was the subject of a story "Basic Need for the Poor: Diapers" in the Connecticut edition of the New York Times. NYTimesCTstory Micheal Elliott (CHL 2000):  Union Mission's unique accomplishments is the subject of an editorial by Linda Sickler at Connect Savannah Online. Savannah Connect Greg Croteau (CHL 2006):  United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) was chosen to receive a 2008 Social Inovation Forum Award for "Serving disadvanted youth."  http://www.socialinnovationforum.org/forum/

Make the Road (Andrew Friedman - CHL 2007) releases new report on the implementation of translation services in New York City hospitals The Equitable and Effective Government Initiative (EEGI) is a partnership between Make the Road New York  (MTRNY)and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) to assess the implementation of a recent language assistance law at local public and private hospitals through hospital monitoring and surveys among limited-English-proficient (LEP) patients.  Findings from this study indicate that there is significant progress across both public and private hospitals in New York City as a result of advocacy that led to the enactment of the new state language assistance law in 2006.  Read More

Pamela Talley
Community Health Leaders
2007

Pamela Talley saw that the negative impact of gentrification and slashed budgets for public services were affecting older residents--many of whom are raising grandchildren…
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