2010: The Year in Research
January 23, 2011 | Commentary/Story
Congratulations to this year's winners of RWJF's most influential research articles of 2010.
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PHLR Annual Meeting: Legal Interventions to Reduce “Mountain Dew Mouth”
January 16, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Citric acid-based drinks have been linked to devastating tooth erosion, especially in Central Appalachia where the drinks are widely consumed by people of all ages. The issue was selected for a five-minute “Critical Opportunities” presentation that ...
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
National Program
A center to work with a variety of health professional organizations and institutions to increase their motivation and capability to refer smokers into treatment.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
October 13, 2011 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) initiated the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders in 1991 to recognize individuals' contributions to improving health and health care in their communities.
Monograph Documents the Emergence of Collaborative Relationships Between Medicine and Public Health Professionals
April 1, 2001 | Program Result
Between 1996 and 1998, the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, oversaw the development of two books on the changing roles and responsibilities of public health and medicine in the 21st century.
Identifying Effective Catalysts for Action Toward Community Health Improvement in Underserved Communities in Wisconsin
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The goal of this project is to promote broad-based community health improvement in underserved rural communities in Wisconsin through a low-cost health communication intervention.
Expanding the Ability of Practitioners and Scholars to Assess Law as a Tool to Improve Public Health
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: An ongoing study examines the breadth of local public health decision-making authority and describes how local public health ordinances fill gaps in or supplement existing state and federal public health ordinances.
Stronger Partnerships for Safer Food
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: By bringing together state and local officials, their federal counterparts and diverse stakeholders of the food safety system, this project developed an agenda for strengthening state and local roles in the food safety system.
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
May 24, 2012 | Program Result
The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center works with health professional organizations and institutions to increase their members' motivation and capability to assist smokers in quitting.
Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions
January 10, 2010 | Issue Brief
Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.