Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Population Health and Health Equity Professor

This Professorship was established in 2016, through the generosity of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). RWJF works in collaboration with policymakers, business leaders, community groups and many other stakeholders to address the many harmful obstacles to wellbeing, including poverty, powerlessness, and discrimination, and advancing health equity for all. 

They focus on identifying, illuminating, and addressing barriers to health, particularly those caused by structural racism and its intersection with other forms of discrimination, including sexism, ableism, and prejudice based on sexual orientation. Vital to their mission is gathering evidence to advance health equity. RWJF cultivates leaders who work individually and collectively across sectors to address health equity; promote policies, practices, and systems change to dismantle the structural barriers to wellbeing created by racism; and work to amplify voices to shift national conversations and attitudes about health and health equity.

Current Chairholder

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Population Health and Health Equity Professorship is currently open.