A Poll About Children and Weight
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
Schools Pre-K Through 12
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Clean Water and Safe Kids in New Jersey
February 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Starting in September 2002, Clean Water Fund expanded its children's, teachers' and parents' health protection programs to address three public health needs in school and home settings:
David E. Rogers Award Honors Contributions of Medical School Faculty
April 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
RWJF has funded the Association of American Medical Colleges to create and administer the David E. Rogers Award, which recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people.
New National Center for Healthcare Leadership Creates Source for Better Management Education and Training
June 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Health Research and Development Institute formed a coalition to catalyze fundamental, field-wide change in the way health care managers and leaders are trained and evaluated.
Harvard Professors Diagnose "The Health Care Mess" in 2005 Book
August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
In 2005, Harvard University Press published The Health Care Mess: How We Got Into It and What It Will Take To Get Out. The co-authors were Julius B. Richmond, M.D., and Rashi Fein, Ph.D.
Southern States and Universities Confer on Ways to Collaborate to Improve Child Health
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
In 2001, the National Commission on Partnerships for Children's Health held a conference of Southeastern state officials and higher education representatives on ways to form regional child-health collaborations.
Award Honors Those Who Promote Justice in Medical Education and Health Care
February 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 1999, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington (AAMC) established the annual Nickens Lecture Award.
How Some Teaching Hospitals Survive and Thrive
May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
In 1999, the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) published a collection of commissioned essays to serve as a guide to innovation for leaders of academic health centers (AHCs).
Putting Nurses in Charge
March 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Between 1996 and 1999, Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick, N.J., carried out a project to help define the financial and operational structure necessary for the long-term viability of a nurse-managed primary health care center in Elizabeth, N.J.
National Campaign Raises Public Awareness of Importance of First Three Years of Life
February 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Families and Work Institute, a New York-based nonprofit organization, coordinated a national campaign to promote young children's healthy development.