The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is working alongside other organizations to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well‐being. The foundation supports several national leadership development programs to help train a generation of leaders who will use innovative approaches to advance a Culture of Health.
Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) is one of these leadership programs. HPRS is a 4‐year program for doctoral students who are from historically marginalized backgrounds or are underrepresented in their discipline and who want to: improve health, well‐being, and equity; challenge long‐standing, entrenched systems; exhibit new ways of working; collaborate across disciplines and sectors; and bolster their leadership skills. By providing training in health policy, strategic thinking, and crafting actionable research questions that can inform solutions to advance health equity—as well as mentorship and coaching—HPRS is developing a new cadre of research leaders who will build a Culture of Health in their disciplines and communities. Scholars bring their own perspectives, passions, and lived experiences to their work and the program, extending the ways in which a Culture of Health can be achieved. (author abstract)