Black-White Life Expectancy Gap Narrows, but Remains Substantial
March 20, 2007 | News Release
The gap in black and white life expectancy has declined.
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Center to Champion Nursing in America
December 6, 2007 | News Release
RWJF and the AARP Foundation host briefing at the National Press Club to provide details on the Center to Champion Nursing in America.
For Major Food and Beverage Companies, Healthier Products Yield Healthier Profits
October 13, 2011 | News Release
Companies that sell more better-for-you foods and beverages deliver better business results.
Foundation Announces $200,000 Developer Challenge
December 5, 2012 | News Release
Winning software developers will receive cash awards to create game applications to improve personal and community health.
Health Care's Blind Side: Unmet Social Needs Leading To Worse Health
December 7, 2011 | News Release
In new, national survey, three in four physicians wish the health care system would pay for costs associated with connecting patients to services that address their social needs.
National Association of School Nurses Announces New Student-to-School Nurse Ratios
February 2, 2010 | News Release
Most states do not employ enough school nurses to meet student demands, study finds.
NEJM Study: Primary Care Clinicians Can Treat Hepatitis C as Effectively as Specialists Through New Delivery Model
June 1, 2011 | News Release
University of New Mexico's Project ECHO poised to spread best practices, eliminate barriers to treatment and improve health care quality across the United States.
New Program Launched to Help Emergency Departments Relieve Crowding, Improve Health Care Delivery
September 23, 2002 | News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a new program, Urgent Matters. The $4.6 million program is designed to reduce emergency department crowding and to assess the condition of the health care safety net.
New Report Shows Importance of Calculating Full Cost Savings of Obesity Prevention
March 21, 2012 | News Release/Story
Highlighting obesity-related medical expenses, economists recommend 25-year window for scoring legislative proposals.
Project ECHO Launches National Institute to Spread Transformative Care Model; Embarks On Initiative with GE Foundation to Expand Mental Health Care Access
June 14, 2013 | News Release
Announcing the national launch of the ECHO Institute focused on spreading the ECHO model across the United States and globally.