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January 31, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
We were quite proud and excited by the recent news that the work of two Pioneer Portfolio grantees placed first and second in the Most Influential RWJF Research Articles of 2011.
March 18, 2010 | Program Result Report
An "Avian Influenza Market," a "prediction market," modeled on the principles of commodities futures trading, forecast the timing and extent of a possible human-to-human bird flu outbreak.
September 2, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Dr. Reynolds: The filming wasn’t at the labs, you’d have to have lots of training and numerous vaccinations to get into any of our labs. There was filming at the CDC in some general sites to give a sense of presence for the film. CDC had some of its ...
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Each year, roughly 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne diseases, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from related complications.
April 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
The University of California, San Francisco, examined ways in which different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups might fare in the event of an influenza pandemic and recommended approaches to reducing inequities and adverse health outcomes.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine worked to educate and promote communications among medical and public health professionals and policy-makers about bioterrorism, emerging infections and emergency preparedness.
December 21, 2010 | Journal Article
Echinacea is widely used to treat the common cold. The objective of this randomized, controlled study was to assess the potential benefits of echinacea as a treatment of common cold.
March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Increases in the prevalence of drug-resistant pneumonia present a major infection control challenge for public health.
January 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
Vote & Vax increased access to influenza immunization and other preventive services for vulnerable populations through clinics provided at polling places on Election Day from 2004 though 2010.