In a new blog post, Center director Dr. Steve Woolf describes the environmental factors that influence the complex relationship between education and health. Not only do school, home, and neighborhood conditions affect a child’s learning opportunities and ability to perform in class, but poor health resulting from an unhealthy environment can also interfere with education….
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Albert Walker, Community-Academic Liaison for the Center on Society and Health, served as a panelist for the 8th Annual Community Forum held Saturday, June 14th at Virginia State University (VSU). The Forum was designed to enlighten the general public regarding issues linked to poverty and school aged children; to enhance the understanding of those tasked with…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Frances Dumenci. Frances served as public relations manager for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and as VCU Medical Center chief of bureau. She was extremely dedicated to her work, and also managed the local public relations activities of…
The links between education and health are complex, and tied closely to income and to the opportunities people have to lead healthy lives in their communities says a new policy brief and video released today by the VCU Center on Society and Health, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The brief and video…
Laudan Aron is a senior research associate in the Urban Institute’s Labor, Human Services and Population center. In this post, borrowed from the Urban Institute’s Metro Trends blog, she provides an overview of a recent New York Times article and discusses the important connections between income and health. Last Sunday, the New York Times business…
Engaging Richmond presented Behind the Scenes: Invisible Work in Community-Based Research at the Eastern Sociological Annual Meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland on February 20-23, 2014. Among those presenting at the conference were Engaging Richmond researchers Chanel Bea, Amber Haley, Brenda Kenney, Chimere Miles, Toni Mitchell, Sara Moore, Andrea Robles, Marco Thomas, Albert Walker, and Emily…
Released this January, the first phase of the Center’s Education and Health Initiative highlights the growing importance of educational attainment to lifelong health. Given how strong an indicator education is for one’s health, it is important to look for ways of improving educational attainment, as this may be an effective way of improving health outcomes…
Following up on progress made since its initial recommendations were released in 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America released its 2014 recommendations today in an online event broadcast from Washington, DC. The Commission’s 2009 recommendations called for breaking down conventional policy-making silos; arguing that health is shaped greatly…
Americans without a high school diploma are living sicker, shorter lives than ever before, and the links between education and health matter more now than they have in the past, says a new policy brief and video released today by the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation….
The VCU Center on Society and Health is pleased to announce the arrival of Derek Chapman, Ph.D., the Center’s new Associate Director for Research. Dr. Chapman, who joined the Center in December, brings significant expertise in conducting applied public health research for the purpose of informing programs and policy and has authored numerous scientific works…