Rethinking the Obesity Epidemic
May 2, 2013 | Story
Abigail Saguy, PhD, a Scholar in RWJF's Scholar in Health Policy Research program, 2000-02, challenges assumptions regarding the health consequences of obesity and stereotypes about fat people.
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Joint Use Agreements Creating Opportunities for Physical Activity
February 1, 2012 | Story
A joint use agreement is “a formal agreement between two separate government entities—often a school and a city or county—setting forth the terms and conditions for shared use of public property or facilities. For example, city governments can contr ...
RWJF Investigators Link Social Security to Improved Health
March 8, 2011 | Story
Peter Arno, Ph.D., cites long-term declines in mortality rates as evidence of Social Security's role in keeping older Americans healthy for longer.
The Supreme Court's Surprising Decision on the Medicaid Expansion
August 1, 2012 | Story/Journal Article
How Will the Federal Government and States Proceed?
Response to Insurance Companies' Decision to Honor Popular Health Reform Protections
June 11, 2012 | Commentary/Story
UnitedHealth, Humana and Aetna are determined to not be held hostage by the political and judicial process and for their leadership in ensuring Americans have access to the health care they need.
Helping States Target Interventions to Medicaid Patients Who Need Help the Most
October 10, 2012 | Story
Health & Society Scholar will use RWJF SHARE grant to continue her work studying Wisconsin’s Medicaid expansion.
New Law Aims to Alleviate New Jersey's Nurse Faculty Shortage
February 7, 2010 | Story
Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program will provide much needed relief to health care's frontline workers, New Jersey nursing leaders say.
Compiled Resources Regarding the Supreme Court Decision on the ACA
June 28, 2012 | Story
To help you understand the Supreme Court’s decision, we have begun to assemble a series of informational resources.
Executive Nurse Fellows Take Nurses' Message to Capitol Hill
May 28, 2009 | Story
More than three dozen Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows visited with lawmakers in April, bringing nurses' perspectives to debates on health policy.
The Annenberg/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roadmap for Effective Health Communication
March 20, 2012 | Story
A guide to effectively using communications to help design and implement health promotion and behavior change.