Evidence for Action: Investigator Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health

Passing the E4A Torch

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After an illustrious career, trailblazer Dr. Nancy Adler is retiring from her directorship at E4A and transitioning into an advisory role. We are excited to welcome E4A's new director, Dr. Amani M. Allen, PhD, MPH, a renowned health and racial equity scholar, and public health professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health. Dr. Allen joins us on September 1, 2023. 


“I have deeply valued the opportunity to support creative, committed, and innovative teams doing rigorous research that strengthens the evidence about what works to improve health and advance racial equity. While it is, of course, difficult to step away from the directorship, I cannot imagine a better person to lead E4A than Amani. I am excited to see how she and the talented E4A team make the program their own,” shared Dr. Adler.


Join us in thanking and applauding Dr. Adler for her contributions and accomplishments as E4A’s founding director; and in welcoming Dr. Allen as the next Director of E4A!

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More Big News!

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We are excited to announce that E4A is launching a new call for proposals focusing on Indigenous health and wellbeing late 2023. Sign up to receive email updates about this call for proposals.

What We're Reading

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Like many of you, we’ve been using the summer to catch up on our reading. Check out our summer reading list where we feature the top posts from our own blog, interesting posts from some of our favorite blogs, and a selection of books.

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What We're Learning

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Modeled after financial literacy programming geared toward older women in Asia, E4A-funded researchers explored how to approach closing the large financial literacy gender gap in the US. In this report, the research team shares what older women in the US are looking for when it comes to financial education and what foundations are needed to make that programming successful.

What We're Doing

Join us for "Addressing Birth Equity and Family Wellbeing Through Cross-Sector Alignment and Policy Solutions" on August 30 at 9am PT

Join us and our fellow RWJF 4Action partners for a gathering addressing birth equity and family wellbeing through cross-sector alignment and policy solutions. This presentation and discussion will feature early insights from our panelist's projects and discuss policy levers, key collaborations, funding mechanisms, and other factors that lead to the successful implementation of sustainable cross-sector solutions to improve birth equity.

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What We're Blogging About

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Centering Equity in the Research Process


The authors discuss how racial equity frameworks and processes help ensure that research is conducted in an equitable way, from asking the right research questions to sharing them with the people that can use them to create change.

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Designing A Dissemination Strategy: Turning Evidence Into Action


Advancing health and racial equity requires sharing the evidence you’ve worked to create with those who can drive change. Check out a recent blog post and related resources to learn one approach to crafting a dissemination strategy.

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