The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a bi-monthly podcast for people interested in exploring cutting-edge ideas and emerging trends. They seek to inspire new thinking, spark “aha! moments” and cultivate rich, ongoing conversations. Each episode brings together visionary thinkers in and outside of health care and discover together new ways to build a Culture of Health.
Listen to episodes here. The latest episode includes:
Cutting-Edge Approaches to Helping the Elderly Age in Place (2:24): How can tracking electricity usage help senior citizens age in place—and reduce stress for caregivers? RWJF's Paul Tarini and Dr. Paul Tang of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation talk about innovations coming out of the linkAges Connect program, which RWJF supports.
How Understanding Scarcity Can Help Build a Culture of Health (28:47): Harvard economist and TED speaker Sendhil Mullainathan chats with host Lori Melichar about how the ideas in his book with co-author Eldar Shafir, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, apply to transforming health and health care.
Personal Essay: When Life Goes Wrong, Health Goes Wrong (46:41): “We need to formally acknowledge that helping someone survive a divorce is just as important as helping someone with their diabetes,” argues entrepreneur and speaker Alexandra Drane in her personal vision for building a Culture of Health. Read the Burden of Stress report highlighted in this segment.