Santa Cruz County Students Making Local Restaurants Healthier
October 18, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
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Fast Food Outlets Near NYC Schools: More Likely in Black Neighborhoods
April 12, 2011 | Story
What factors are associated with the clustering of fast food restaurants close to schools? Are they more likely to cluster around schools serving minority or poor children? Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D., set out to find some answers.
Learning the Ropes: Seeing the Connection Between Policy and Patients
March 24, 2011 | Story
Can an optometrist learn more about helping people by being involved in the policy process in Washington? Does working on national public health issues influence the career of a health care professional? Melvin Shipp wanted to explore those issues.
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Program Gives Nurse Leader the Skills to Improve Health Care in Her State
August 5, 2010 | Story
This spring, Debra Pendergast spoke publicly about how a proposed tax increase could affect Arizona's health, safety and education programs.
Can Genetics Strengthen the Field of Environmental Science?
April 2, 2013 | Story
A grantee’s new book looks at the possible effects of the new focus on gene-environment interaction in population health.
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Central Valley, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
Do Community Health Workers Need Formal Training and Certification?
November 16, 2012 | Story
RWJF grantee presents his research at the American Public Health Association annual meeting.
RWJF Investigator in Health Policy Research, Daniel Carpenter, PhD, Publishes New Book on the FDA
February 24, 2011 | Story
In 2003, he received an RWJF Investigator Award in Health Policy Research to probe more deeply into pharmaceutical policy at the FDA. The pursuit quickly broadened.
AARP Solutions Forum on Advancing Health in America: Maximizing Nursing's Impact
June 15, 2011 | Story
View an archived webcast of the June 13, 2011, forum, presented in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and RWJF.
Midterm Elections Made 2010 the 'Year of the Nurse'
May 23, 2011 | Story
In January, the number of nurses serving in Congress more than doubled, giving them increased representation in the federal government.