Childhood Obesity Program Area

RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Translating Research into Public Policy

January 1, 2009 | Commentary

Researchers can team with advocates to be influential at four crucial steps in the policy development process, according to long-time public health advocate Harold Goldstein. This commentary was prepared for the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.

Kathryn S. Fuller, JoAnn Heffernan Heisen and Willard D. Nielsen Join Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees

January 23, 2011 | News Release

Fuller, Heisen and Nielsen join an existing group of 11 board members representing a wide array of backgrounds and passionately committed to improving the health and health care of all Americans and making a difference in your lifetime.