The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 30 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org
Partners
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City provides leadership, advocacy and resources that eliminate barriers to quality health for the uninsured or underserved in Kansas City, Missouri, Cass, Jackson, and Lafayette counties in Missouri and Allen, Johnson, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Since it began grantmaking in 2005, HCF has awarded over $90 million to agencies addressing health needs in the community. For more information, please visit www.healthcare4kc.org
REACH Healthcare Foundation
The REACH Healthcare Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that supports programs and projects that improve access to health care for poor and medically underserved individuals, sharing the same six-county service area with HCF. Since its establishment in 2003, the REACH Foundation has focused its investments in three areas – safety net health services, oral health and mental health. The Foundation has invested $20 million in grants and special initiatives since 2005. For more information, visit www.reachhealth.org.
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing prepares nursing students to excel in the delivery and improvement of health care, now and in the future. The School of Nursing offers a full range of education programs including a four-year bachelor’s degree (BSN), an RN-BSN, a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) and the PhD in Nursing. We present students with excellent learning opportunities such as clinical experiences in settings that provide care to patient populations of diverse backgrounds and state-of-the-art simulation technology. Students benefit from our long-standing community partnerships, a commitment to a diverse student body and specialized recruitment and retention strategies. Our program of research is focused on Women’s and Children’s health and we are a center of excellence in the provision of health care and education in these areas, emphasizing urban health care and wellness. For more information, visit nursing.umkc.edu
Northwest Health Foundation
Founded in 1997, the Northwest Health Foundation is an independent, charitable foundation committed to advancing, supporting, and promoting the health of the people of Oregon and southwest Washington. Embracing its role as the community’s partner for better health, the Foundation achieves its mission primarily through grantmaking and support for advocacy efforts that influence public policy. See www.nwhf.org.
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is a comprehensive pediatric medical center which is the only free-standing children's hospital between St. Louis and Denver. We are consistently ranked among the leading children's hospitals in the nation, and we were the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to receive the prestigious Magnet designation for excellence in patient care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We provide state-of-the-art care for children from birth to age 18 who come to us from throughout Missouri and Kansas and beyond. In addition to the clinical expertise provided by our pediatric specialists, Children's Mercy is also a leader in providing pediatric medical education to the physicians and nurses of the future and in conducting cutting-edge pediatric medical research to discover the treatments and cures of tomorrow. And Children's Mercy is nationally recognized for our innovation in creating a family-centered environment that is focused on the unique needs of hospitalized children and their families. For more information, visit www.childrensmercy.org.