The Portfolio Effect
November 29, 2012 | Story
Hidden flaws in procedures during hospital handoffs endanger patients, RWJF grantee says.
Continuum of Care
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Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
April 15, 2011 | Story
A profile of the evaluator, Sara Wilcox, PhD.
Toward Preventing Suicide in Las Vegas
January 31, 2008 | Story
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program has given Matt Wray, PhD, the opportunity to pursue research with important clinical and policy implications.
Central Valley, Calif.
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Central Valley, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
2012 County Health Calculator
April 3, 2012 | Story
Want to improve health? Start with where you live, learn, work, and play.
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.
Healthy Schools Program: Evaluation Shows Significant Progress in First Four Years
March 1, 2012 | Story
Eighty percent of schools that accessed technical support made substantial strides toward creating healthier environments for students and staff.
David Satcher, MD, PhD
May 15, 2005 | Story
Satcher was sworn in as Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, on February 13, 1998. He is the recipient of 18 honorary degrees and numerous distinguished honors.
Speaking and Thinking Across Disciplinary Boundaries
June 14, 2007 | Story
This collaborative work had “a huge impact on my research,” Leslie says. “Before, I would have never thought to go to the clinical literature in search of correlations with what I was finding in animal models.
Taking a Transdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tobacco Use and Treatment
June 13, 2007 | Story
Says Sindelar, “The biggest impacts of my involvement in the Yale TTURC have been a heightened awareness of the opportunity to have a significant impact on a major health or social problem through policy research and communication.