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Tapping the potential: tackling health disparities through accreditation and public health services and systems research.
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A call to action: public health and community college partnerships to educate the workforce and promote health equity.
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Availability of data to measure disparities in leading health indicators at the state and local levels.
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When is public health really going to influence service quality?
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2009 PHSSR Keeneland Conference & Scutch's Blog!
Read an excerpt from Scutch's Blog...
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
 Well, another Keeneland Conference has come and gone. An online survey is posted on the website so we can get feedback from you, so please take a moment to share your thoughts. The UK Center for Public Health Systems & Services Research team will be taking a well-deserved breather to catch up with work and update the website with conference highlights, materials and presentations. Downloads of the materials are availalbe at www.keenelandconference.org or by clicking the green USB icon to the right, make sure you check it out!
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 Michelle Larkin, J.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Public Health Team Leader was a hit; her talk was inspirational and is posted on both the RWJF and PHSSR websites. She certainly challenged those of us in public health to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity. With the new political administration and leadership, we have an open window to move in several areas and get our work in front of the public eye. I believe she once again reiterated the support and encouragement that RWJF is providing. Their leadership is invaluable in this effort. Even with the corpus of their endowment in the same place as my 401(k), they stand by their commitment to making an investment in public health. They still believe, fervently, that this commitment will make a difference in the health status of our nation. The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is a classic example of that continued commitment and a stake in the ground in our effort to improve public health. It is up to those of us in the vineyards to provide the brains needed to power this effort.
Debra Pérez, Ph.D., Senior Project Officer at RWJF and our visionary leader in PHSSR did a wonderful job tracing the past, present and future of the field. Her chronology of how we got here, why and where we are going was a tour-de-force of the PHSSR trail. She spoke about RWJF’s continuing commitment to PHSSR and announced that the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) will lead the new round of funding proposals in PHSSR...
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Funding &
PBRNs
RWJF Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program Grants
Public Health Practice Based Research Networks is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports the development of research networks for studying the reach, effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public health practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Before downloading the Call for Proposals and beginning the online application process, applicants should visit our Grantmaking Online FAQs page.
2009 Call for Proposals
RWJF Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program announces our next round of PBRN grants. Up to 10 applicants will be selected through this solicitation. Grantees will receive up to $90,000 each in financial support plus up to 20 days of consultation from experts in the field of PBRNs to be used over a 24-month period in developing a PBRN. This program only accepts applications submitted through the RWJF Grantmaking Online system.
Please direct inquiries to: Sharla Smith by email at publichealthpbrn@uams.edu or by phone at 501-551-0106. Applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Webinar
The program will host a webinar for potential applicants to answer questions about the solicitation, as well as the proposal and selection processes. Those who wish to participate must register for the webinar.
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