CULTURE OF HEALTH IN PRACTICE COH P

At the 2018 Sharing Knowledge to Build a Culture of Health conference, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation staff and leaders from diverse sectors explored what a Culture of Health looks like in practice. We engaged in robust discourse around programs, policies, and data related to improving health, well-being, and equity. In this book, we bottle and highlight that discourse.

Alonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH, MA, is the chief science officer and vice president of Research-Evaluation-Learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Plough has had a distinguished career in public health practice, academia, and philanthropy. His work focuses on improving health and well-being, and achieving health equity. Plough serves as a board member for many health and social welfare organizations.

Introduction
SECTION I. Mainstreaming a Culture of Health
1 - Incorporating "Culture" Within a Culture of Health
2 - How Media Shapes the Public Discourse and Influences Health
Chapter 2 Spotlight: Media Marketing to Minority Youth
SECTION II. At Home, at School, at Work
3 - Pathways to Change in Rural America
4 - Linking Education and Health to Support the Whole Child
5 - Employers as Shapers of Health
SECTION III. Challenging Inequity Through Systems Innovation
6 - Disrupting the Cycle of Incarceration
Chapter 6 Spotlight: Fathers Mentoring Fathers
7 - The Opioid Epidemic: Busting Myths and Sharing Solutions
Chapter 7 Spotlight: Rural Addiction: A Perfect Storm, a Nod to Grandma, Pills for Cash
8 - Achieving Health Equity for Immigrants and Their Children
9 - Climate Change, Environmental Stressors, and Resilience
Chapter 9 Spotlight: A Just Recovery for Puerto Rico
10 - The Green Health Care Revolution
11 - Driving Innovation Through Medicaid
Chapter 11 Spotlight: A Private Insurer Tackles Social Determinants
Conclusion 181
Index