New Brunswick Bike Exchange on a Roll
June 12, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
A grassroots effort brings refurbished bikes to those who otherwise would not be able to afford them, along with a fun way to keep active.
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The Cost of Obesity and the ROI of Prevention
April 17, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report, Assessing the Economics of Obesity and Obesity Interventions, by researchers from the Campaign to End Obesity, looks at the costs of the obesity epidemic and the possible array of interventions that could prevent obesity and save the c ...
Grassroots Public Health: Q&A with Jill Birnbaum, American Heart Association
April 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Grassroots Change: Connecting for Better Health, conducted a Q&A with Jill Birnbaum of the American Heart Association. Birnbaum shares her perspective on grassroots movements and the threat of preemption in obesity prevention.
Arguments For, and Against, a Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
October 31, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Over the past few years, many cities and states have considered taxing sodas and other sugary beverages. At the American Public Health Association meeting, Judy Jou, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, discussed a ...
New IOM Report Identifies Key Strategies to Prevent Obesity
May 8, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A new report from the Institute of Medicine, Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention, released today in conjunction with the Weight of the Nation Conference, finds that progress in stemming the obesity epidemic has been too slow, and that obesit ...
Weight of the Nation Conference: Partnerships
May 8, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Model practices were the focus of a session, “Building Partnerships for Healthy Places,” on the first day of the Weight of the Nation conference. Bringing diverse groups together to improve community health was a common element of each of the presen ...
RWJF at Weight of the Nation
May 3, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Next week from May 7th through 9th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity will host the Weight of the Nation™ conference in Washington, DC. Hosted just once before in 2009, this year’s e ...
Recommended Reading: Retrofitting for a Heavier America
May 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A growing number of facilities are making equipment changes—such as commuter train seats able to withstand up to 400 pounds—to accommodate the needs of overweight and obese Americans, according to a new report from Reuters. Other recent adaptations ...
February's RWJF Clinical Scholars Health Policy Podcast Focuses on Philadelphia's Fight Against Childhood Obesity
February 15, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this month’s RWJF Clinical Scholars Health Policy Podcast former RWJF Clinical Scholar Donald Schwarz, M.D., M.B.A., (University of Pennsylvania, 1985-1987), Philadelphia Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity, discusses ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Television ads for statins, advanced nursing education, treatment for gunshot wounds, and more.
March 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.