The Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults (EDIPPP) initiative has gathered evidence to show the value of engaging communities toward preventing severe mental illness in young people. Hear about one young woman's journey.
Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, talks about why students need healthy foods in schools.
Mary Story, director of Healthy Eating Research, and Tracy Fox, president of Food, Nutrition and Policy Consultants, discuss why we need healthier beverage standards.
The RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize honors outstanding community partnerships that are helping people live healthier lives. These communities are creating a culture of health in their backyards. They were selected in 2013 from more than 160 applicants for their innovative strategies.
In 2006, Terry Huang, a researcher at the National Institutes of Health, proposed a new approach to combating childhood obesity: architecture. VMDO Architects, in collaboration with the University of Virginia and University of Nebraska, redesigned a 1950s-era elementary school in rural Virginia to encourage healthy eating and physical activity among all students.
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February 7, 2013 | Video/Infographic
Healthier products can contribute to a healthier bottom line for restaurant chains and food and beverage companies.
January 2, 2013 | Video
Tiffany Joseph, PhD, takes advantage of the RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research program to delve more deeply into the issue.
January 2, 2013 | Video
Paula Lantz, PhD, credits the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research program for helping her keep on top of the work in many disciplines related to health.
December 27, 2012 | Video
A Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow describes how his experience in the program has been transformational, in more ways than one.
November 1, 2012 | Commentary/Video
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, delivers the keynote speech to the Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference.
October 2, 2012 | Video
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Ore., is changing the economics of community health. Through various programs, they are raising capital and providing stable employment for the community.
October 1, 2012 | Video
OpenNotes, a year-long study set out to answer a simple, but revolutionary, question: What happens when we give patients access to the notes their doctors write about them? The answer: Patients become more active partners in their own care.
September 5, 2012 | Video
Child FIRST is an innovative home-visit program in Connecticut, is designed to stabilize families, connect them with social services, and help develop and support nurturing, responsive caregivers.
September 5, 2012 | Video
A video by Capital Workforce Partners dramatically illustrates the benefits of Jobs to Careers.
August 7, 2012 | Video
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey reflects on our legacy, and invites you to help us envision the 40 years to come.