THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today is the largest US foundation
devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans. We
concentrate our grant making in four areas.
- to assure that all Americans have access
to basic health care at reasonable cost;
- to improve care and support for people
with chronic health conditions;
- to promote healthy communities and
lifestyles; and
- to reduce the personal, social and
economic harm caused by substance abuse — tobacco, alcohol, and illicit
drugs
TEXAS AREA
HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
If
you lived in a place where there were not enough physicians, nurses, or other
health care professionals, you would welcome an Area Health Education Center
(AHEC) to serve your community. Texas AHECs
link communities with health science schools, caregivers, philanthropies, and
students to improve the health workforce
of Texas.
We help young people and career-changing adults gain access to education and become their community's health professionals.
We
provide health science schools with a pathway to address educational needs of
communities.
We
provide real-life community educational experiences for students.
We facilitate recruitment and retention support for providers.
Along
with a special interest in primary care, we have a priority for underserved
populations.
Improve the health of our
communities by developing a quality health workforce and
helping address unmet health needs.
