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Our newsletter, Advances®, reports on the key work of the Foundation through articles and interviews, lists of recent grants, reports on closed grants, summaries of RWJF-funded research and other news from the Foundation.

Advances April 2008

This month's issue of Advances celebrates Cover the Uninsured Week, spotlighting a new report from researchers at the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) which shows that workers’ insurance premiums have increased 10 times faster than income in recent years. Learn more about who is insured and what percentage of employers in a state offer health insurance in a new SHADAC state-by-state interactive. The April issue also features an annual report from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, summarizing the progress that its State Network Project has achieved in its first year of operation.

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Advances March 2008 RWJF-Sponsored Issue of Health Affairs Focuses on Disparities Winners Announced in Global Competition to Get Kids Moving Sports4Kids Named Top "Changemaker" by Nike, Ashoka Working to Transform the Lives of a Generation of Young Men Seventeen Grants Awarded to Measure Health Care Equity and Patient-Centered Care Bridging the Gap Researchers Examine Local Agency Involvement in Drug Policy and Prevention Efforts A Reflection on Philanthropic Leadership

Advances February 2008 RWJF Launches Commission to Look Beyond Medical Care System to Improve the Health of All Americans How Big Tobacco Recruits Kids and Discourages Quitting Health Coverage Tax Credits: A Small Program Offering Large Policy Lessons Toolkit Provides Hospitals, Health Plans and Others Guidance for Collecting Patient Data The Building Blocks of Personal Health Records New Multimillion-Dollar Grant Initiative for Building Healthy Teen Relationships Foundations to Strengthen State Health Care Reform Advocacy New Grantees to Advance Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions IOM Accepting Nominations for the Lienhard Award

Advances January 2008 RWJF Program to Support the Next Generation of Academic Nurse Leaders RWJF-Supported Study Details Children's Easy Access to Unhealthy Foods NewsHour Reports on the Green House Project Ready or Not? Interactive Chart Shows How Well States are Prepared for Emergencies RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Comments on IOM's Road Map for the Nation's Health Care Foundation Awards Six Investigator-Initiated Research Grants in Public Health Systems Research Regina Benjamin, Juliet García and Eugene Washington Join RWJF Board of Trustees

Advances December 2007 RWJF Grant to the AARP Foundation Launches Center to Address Nursing Shortage Significant Progress in Nation's Public Health Preparedness, But Critical Gaps Persist 2007: The Year in Research States Spend Less Than Half the Minimum Recommended by CDC for Tobacco Prevention Study Reveals Seriousness of Adolescent Overweight on Future Adult Coronary Heart Disease Policy Briefs Offer Insight Into Fighting Antibiotic Resistance New Personal Health Record Approaches Require New Views of Privacy and Related Policies Evaluating the Covering Kids & Families® Program Commentary: Benefiting Patients Through Health Research

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