Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Cohort Four - 2019: Energy Insecurity and Public Health: Going Further through Cross-Sector Collaboration

The Foundation's Change Leadership Program was designed to support the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership for Better Health's four national program centers, the cross-program Fall Leadership Institute, and the RWJF Coordinating Center for the change leadership programs authorization.Further, the Foundation's Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program seeks teams of researchers and community members who are committed to working together to produce community-relevant, action-oriented research to improve health and well-being.This grant supports one team's participation in the RWJF Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program (the program). The team, comprising two mid-career researchers and one community leader, will have the opportunity for leadership training; to explore methods for conducting cutting-edge research; to receive mentoring; and for networking--all to better effect change and become part of the next generation of leaders in population health and health equity research.During the program, RWJF expects each team member to spend approximately one day per week on program-related activities, which will include, but will not be limited to, participating in training; attending meetings; working with a mentor; performing research; and networking. RWJF expects the grantee institution to maintain the same team members during the grant period. In the event a team member cannot remain for the full grant period, the grantee will notify the Foundation and National Program Center to identify a solution. The goal of this research is to implement a replicable method that local officials can use to identify and track energy insecurity in their communities and ultimately to develop policies that address both health and energy consumption, especially for households underserved by clean energy services.