Working Together to Improve Health: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Q&A
October 28, 2012
A conversation with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on working across sectors to improve people's health.
Prevention
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National Influenza Vaccine Summit Recognizes SPARC for the Success of the Vote & Vax 2008 Program
March 30, 2009 | Story
Individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions toward improved influenza vaccination rates within their communities.
Study Finds that Rigorous Graduated Teen Driver Licensing Programs Reduce Traffic Fatalities
July 3, 2006 | Program Result Report
The University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the effects of graduated driver licensing programs on motor vehicle fatalities among teenagers.
Conference Covers New Research in Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Institute on Drug Abuse convened "The 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention and Research: A Progress Update."
Head Start/Anti-Substance Abuse Program Falters in New Jersey
October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.
Camden, N.J., Program Aims to Steer Youth Away from Drugs
September 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Woodland Community Development Corporation developed a project that provides inner-city children in Camden, N.J., ages 5-14, with tutoring and enrichment activities in an effort to delay their experimentation with alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.
Ribbon of Promise Volunteer Campaign Spreads the Message about Preventing School Violence
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Starting in 1999, Ribbon of Promise developed a grass-roots campaign against school violence. The campaign, also known as Ribbon of Promise or ROP, grew out of community response to a fatal school shooting in Springfield, Ore., in May 1998, which left two dead and 25 wounded.
A Million Youth in a Thousand Cities Celebrate the First "Safe Night USA"
July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Wisconsin Public Television hosted Safe Night USA, a one-night national youth substance abuse and violence prevention program held simultaneously in over 1,100 cities in all 50 states on June 5, 1999.
A Scientific Approach to the Goal of Preventing Addiction and Abuse
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
In 2000, the Society for Prevention Research held its eighth annual meeting, "Bridging Disciplines, Building Paradigms, and Crossing Borders in Prevention Science," in Montreal, Canada.
The Urban Health Initiative
January 1, 2008 | Book
The Urban Health Initiative, a major effort of the Foundation, aims to improve the health and safety of children living in five medium-size and large cities.