Group-Based Incentives for Weight Loss Produce Better Results
April 22, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholar identifies most effective incentive programs for employee weight loss.
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Individual- Versus Group-Based Financial Incentives for Weight Loss
April 2, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined two incentive designs—an individual—and a group-based design—promoting weight loss among 105 obese employees at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More
February 14, 2012 | Story
A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.
Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Physical exercise may prevent or delay dementia, but how to get older adults to exercise when so few do? This study suggests virtual "cybercycling" can produce a beneficial cognitive effect over and above traditional exercise.
Behavioral Economics CFP: Low-Value Care? Why Now?
March 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar spoke with Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, co-directors of the Foundation’s Behavioral Economics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about low-value health care.
New Call for Proposals: Pioneering Use of Behavioral Economics
March 4, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar Gadkari, PhD, MA, a labor economist and senior program officer in the Foundation’s Research and Evaluation team shares information on Pioneer's newest CFP in the field of behavioral economics.
Building Healthy Teen Relationships
February 14, 2013 | Video
As this video illustrates, Start Strong is promoting healthy relationships as the way to prevent teen dating violence and abuse before it starts.
Quantified Self
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Promoting self-knowledge through self-tracking.
Games for Health
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Supporting the development of cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care.
Programs and Grants
January 30, 2013
Learn about the programs and grants funded by the Pioneer Portfolio.