Community Health and Well-Being Projects

Posted by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on May 9, 2016

Ideas42 Invites Applications for Community Health and Well-Being Projects

Ideas42, a project sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued a Call for Applications from groups or organizations that are tackling challenging problems in community health and well-being and/or are interested in learning how to use behavioral science in their work.

Communities interested in improving health and well-being are encouraged to apply. Ideas42 defines “community” as a neighborhood, town, city, county, tribe or tribal community, or region (e.g., contiguous towns, cities, or counties). Communities must designate a “lead applicant” that is an organization or consortium of organizations. The lead applicant should submit the application on behalf of the community. Special consideration will be given to communities with limited resources and to communities working with populations most affected by poor health. Funding may be available to help these applicants enhance their data-collection capabilities in the case of future collaboration with ideas42.

Selected applicants will be invited to attend an intensive workshop focused on applying behavioral science to community health and well-being. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for all participants. In addition, a small number of applicants who attend the workshop will then be selected to partner with ideas42 to design and test specific behavioral interventions in their communities.

See the Ideas42 website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

DEADLINE: JUNE 17, 2016

http://www.ideas42.org/blog/project/strengthening-health-well-community-level/