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December 11, 2009 | Journal Article
This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.
January 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Community Health Councils, Inc. Los Angeles, developed community health councils composed of consumers, providers, and representatives from community-based organizations.
March 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
New Jersey mayors play a key role in decisions regarding land use planning and design in their communities yet, many lack good information about the connection between community design and public health.
August 1, 2009 | Report
Strong investments in biking and walking infrastructure can boost physical activity and help reduce obesity rates, yet such investment varies by region.
February 4, 2013 | Program Result Report
From 2001 to 2009, 25 community partnerships across the country pursued projects designed to revamp the built environment and change public policies to make physical activity part of everyday life.
February 14, 2012 | Story
A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.
February 11, 2011 | Toolkit
Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the RWJF, was created to support local and state leaders nationwide in their efforts to promote healthy, active communities and access to affordable healthy foods. The strategies in this toolkit include promising, evidence-based practices that advance these goals and build upon the work in which policy-makers are already engaged.
October 22, 2010 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences analyzed spending of federal funds for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure across metropolitan regions nationwide and conducted case studies.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article discusses pay-for-performance. It considers social marketing as a well-developed managerial paradigm that can contribute to the key components of pay-for-performance as it, in turn, contributes to improving population health.
June 1, 2010 | Commentary
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has become law, the question is whether the country is ready to implement its provisions, especially regarding quality. Commentary from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.