Building the evidence on Making Health a Shared Value: Insights and considerations for research

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)'s Culture of Health Action Framework guides a movement to improve health and advance health equity across the nation. Action Area One of the Framework, Making Health a Shared Value, highlights the role of individual and community factors in achieving a...

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Main Authors: May Lynn Tan (Author), David Vlahov (Author), Erin Hagan (Author), M. Maria Glymour (Author), Laura M. Gottlieb (Author), Ellicott C. Matthay (Author), Nancy E. Adler (Author)
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Published: Elsevier, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)'s Culture of Health Action Framework guides a movement to improve health and advance health equity across the nation. Action Area One of the Framework, Making Health a Shared Value, highlights the role of individual and community factors in achieving a societal commitment to health and health equity, centered around three drivers: Mindset and Expectations, Sense of Community, and Civic Engagement. To stimulate research about how Action Area One and its drivers may impact health, Evidence for Action (E4A), a signature research funding program of RWJF, developed and released a national Call for Proposals (CFP). The process of formulating the CFP and reviewing proposals surfaced important challenges for research on creating and sustaining shared values to foster and maintain a Culture of Health. In this essay, we describe these considerations and provide examples from funded projects regarding how challenges can be addressed. Keywords: Culture of health, Mindset and expectations, Civic engagement, Sense of community, Shared values, Health equity
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10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100474