January/February 2009
Programs' Progress
With a new Congress and administration I am delighted to present the inaugural edition of the RWJF Leaders’ Link e-
in place, applicants for the Robert Wood newsletter. For those of you who have been receiving the Scholars
Johnson Health Policy Fellows Program Communications Link, this new e-publication will take its place. Each of you is
are ready to be part of the change. essential to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s mission of helping Americans
When the 2009–2010 call for live healthier lives. As a grantee, scholar, fellow, leader or investigator, you are a
applications closed on November 14, vital resource for your field and your community. As a group, you’re catalyzing
2008, the program staff counted the changes in health care for an increasingly diverse population.
To that end, you’ll also want to share your published research or health initiative
● Clinical Scholars Program Issues Call with a wide audience. Help us help you reach this goal: e-mail your request and
for Applications your study to humancapital@iqsolutions.com, 30 to 60 days prior to publication or
● Plentiful Nominations for Community kickoff. We can provide tips that may help generate media interest in your work.
Health Leaders For a start, see the "Communication Corner" in this issue.
Research
A paper by Sheryl Magzamen, Ph.D., M.P.H., “Kickin’ Asthma: School-Based
● First Cohorts Ready to Climb the
Asthma Education in an Urban Community,” was published in the December 2008
Ladder to Leadership
issue of the Journal of School Health. The paper found that a school-based asthma
curriculum designed specifically for urban students has been shown to reduce
Your study is about to be published in a The voters have spoken. Among the list of the 10 most influential RWJF-funded
medical journal, or your initiative research articles of 2008—as determined by more than 1,400 ballots cast—half
unveiled to the public. You want to are from scholars or investigators in the Human Capital Portfolio. The list, the
garner media attention and reach RWJF Year in Research, is compiled annually by David C. Colby, Ph.D., vice
important stakeholders. Below are president for research and evaluation. This year, voting was opened for the first
some tips to help frame your work in time to RWJF Web site visitors, Twitter users and e-mail subscribers, who chose
terms that help the media appreciate its the 10 articles from a list of 25 nominees.
significance:
The winning studies they cited address a range of pressing health concerns facing
● See if you can connect your work to a Americans, their health care providers and developers of health policy. Five were
topic already in the news. For authored or co-authored by members of the Human Capital Portfolio. Continued»
research? Contact
humancapital@iqsolutions.com
or (240) 221-4055
information to share?
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