• Carrie Colla ('17-18) and a team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine published an article in the July edition of Health Affairs: "ACO Contracts With Downside Financial Risk Growing, But Still In The Minority".

• Caprice Knapp ('17-'18) has been selected as the director of the North Dakota Human Services' Medical Services Division, which administers Medicaid services, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and other related health services.

• Reginald Tucker-Seeley ('17-'18) recently accepted his nomination to serve as a member of the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity at the National Academies.

• Gary Gottlieb (RWJF HPF Advisory Board Member) is retiring from his role at Partners In Health (PIH). Under Dr. Gottlieb’s leadership for the past four years, PIH has made rapid progress in improving health and health systems, building on its platform of universal health coverage in some of the world’s poorest countries. Dr. Gottlieb will continue his academic commitments as professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, serving on the medical staffs of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

• Read the 2019 Annual Message: "Our Homes Are Key To Our Health"
• Funding Opportunities: 
  • Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health - supports findings about the population health, well-being and equity impacts of specific policies, programs and practices. (no deadline)
  • Health Care's Role in Meeting Patients' Needs - seeking to establish a standard for the health care sector to provide equitable care that addresses people’s physical, emotional and social needs. (Deadline: 8/15)
  • Equity-Focused Policy Research - to investigate the barriers that keep low-income families from getting the quality care and early education needed for their young children. (Deadline: 7/25)
• Engagement Opportunities: 
  • Health x Design: Building Health into Everyday Life -  Design challenge to imagine how, in the near future, we might use technology to make health an integral part of our daily routines. (Deadline: 8/31)

• "Engaging Allies in the Culture of Health Movement: Role of Anchor Institutions" - Key takeaways from the March 2019 Culture of Health Program Meeting now available.

• A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts: Proceedings of a Workshop - Publication from the April 2019 meeting now available.

• Webinar: Tapering Guidance for Opioids: Existing Best Practices and Evidence Standards. Register: 7/22, 3pm ET.

• The Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 is holding Twitter Chats to solicit public input. These chats will take place in conjunction with each regional Town Hall meeting. You can sign up to participate in the Chats by clicking here, and by joining at @theNAMedicine on Twitter.

• Report Release Webinar: Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity. Register: 7/25, 11am-12pm ET.

• Legislative Outlook - What's Ahead for Comparative Effective Research?, Alliance for Health Policy webinar. Register: 7/24, 9:30-10:30am ET. 

• Congressional Briefing: What's Next for Patient Experience Measurement?, Alliance for Health Policy. Register: 7/29, 12:00pm-1:30pm ET. Dirkenson Senate Office Building. 

• Attendees at the 2019 PCORI Annual Meeting will learn about how patients, researchers, clinicians, payers, and others across the healthcare community are working to make health research more useful and relevant. 9/18-9/20. Register today.

• ASTHO 2019 Annual Meeting and Policy Summit - a unique gathering of state and territorial health officials, federal public health leaders, academic partners, and national public health nonprofit organizations. Register: 9/23-25.

• National Director of Partnerships, CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation
• Chief Scientific Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Executive Director, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Director of Programs, National Academy of Medicine
• Director of Project Development and Strategy, National Academy of Medicine

• RWJF HPF Annual Alumni Retreat - Saturday & Sunday, October 19 - 20, 2019
• NAM Annual Meeting: "The Evolution of Technology in Biomedical Science: Promises and Challenges" - Monday, October 21, 2019. Look for registration details next month.
• RWJF HPF 2020-21 Call for Applications - opens September 2019
• RWJF HPF Alumni Welcome New Cohort Happy Hour - September 19, 2019 beginning at 5:30pm, location TBD

Join our Alumni Group on LinkedIn: first ensure you are logged into LinkedIn, then click on the below image to go to the group request page. Select “Ask to Join”.