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Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care: Solutions People Want

Announcing the winners:

Enter by: Jul 17, 2007 | Voting begins: Aug 14, 2007 | Winners Announced: Aug 29, 2007

Update for Entrants: Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has completed reviewing the entire set of entries received in the "Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care" competition. RWJF has announced that 11 entrants have been invited to compete for the $5 million in grant funding.

Changemakers, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents a collaborative competition for the best disruptive innovations that transform health and health care in the U.S. and globally. The competition is now closed.

Winners announced below


WinnerCountry of origin
Project ECHO: Knowledge Networks for the Treatment of Complex Diseases in Remote, Rural, Underserved Communities
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
United States
Family Coaching Clinics: A New Model of Preventive Mental Health Care
UCLA Semel Institute Global Center for Children and Families
United States
Instant Birth Control
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette
United States



FinalistCountry of origin
Respira!: An Extremely Affordable Device for Better Asthma Care
Stanford University Design School/ School of Medicine
United States
Space age medical care for use on Earth
Henry Ford Hospital
United States
Saúde Criança Renascer- An integral perspective of health.
Associação Saúde Criança Renascer
Brazil
Patient Opinion International
Patient Opinion
United Kingdom
Scojo Microfranchises Deliver Affordable Reading Glasses to the Rural Poor
Scojo Foundation
United States
Rotavirus Vaccination Via Oral Thin Film Delivery
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Better AIDS treatment for patients living in resource poor regions
PointCare
United States





Resources for this competition

Framework for this competitionIntroduction and framework to the competition
Mosaic of innovative solutionsOutlines the key barriers and trends
Assessment and criteria guideline Judging criteria and time line
Library resources for this competitionAdditional documents and links
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