- RWJF: RT RWJF_ChdObesity: Want to follow the APHA conference, even though you can't be there RWJF is live blogging. http://ow.ly/zYg3
- RWJF: RT pioneer We're hosting a Forum on Neuroscience & Behavior Change 11/1213
- RWJF: RWJF's Public Health and Childhood Obesity teams are blogging from the American Public Health Association conference.
New and noteworthy
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has featured these reports, news releases and other publications on the front page of our Web site.
| Oct 29, 2009 | Can ACOs Address Concerns About Costs, Quality and Value? A new issue brief from Urban Institute examines ACOs to determine if they can address these health care concerns. |
| Oct 26, 2009 | Heavy Marketing for Least Healthy Kids' Cereals Researchers release cereal rankings based on nutrition and marketing exposure. |
| Oct 23, 2009 | New Collaborative to Promote Effective Social Programs RWJF, Growth Philanthropy Network and Duke University launches initiative to support growth of high-impact programs. |
| Oct 22, 2009 | "Take It to the Streets" Day of Prevention RWJF's Start Strong initiative has launched a new campaign to spark conversations about healthy relationships. |
| Oct 20, 2009 | Thomas E. Starzl Receives 2009 Lienhard Award from IOM Thomas E. Starzl, pioneer of organ transplantation science, receives the Institute of Medicine's 2009 Lienhard Award. |
| Oct 15, 2009 | Report Confirms Smoking Bans Prevent Heart Attacks IOM report confirms evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease. |
| Oct 12, 2009 | Children's Corner Store Purchases: A Lot of Calories A little money buys a lot of Calories at city corner stores. |
| Oct 9, 2009 | 2009 Community Health Leaders Award Winners Named Ten leaders honored for improving health and health care in hard-to-reach communities. |
| Oct 2, 2009 | Special: Public Health Services and Systems Research Special RWJF-funded journal supplement showcases latest research in the field. |
| Oct 1, 2009 | Report: H1N1 Outbreak Could Lead to Hospital Bed Shortage Fifteen states could run out of available hospital beds during the peak of an H1N1 outbreak, TFAH reports. |
| Sep 30, 2009 | Join the Conversation to Rethink Mental Health Join the online conversation to rethink how we address and support mental health needs. |
| Sep 29, 2009 | New Resource for Talking About Health Care Quality Talking About Quality is a bank of 150 ready-to-use slides includes statistics, charts, graphics and messages. |
| Sep 25, 2009 | Kids Who Are Active and Fit Tend to Perform Better in School New brief provides strong evidence that physically active and fit children tend to have better academic achievement. |
| Sep 22, 2009 | RWJF Health Policy Fellows Call for Applications This program provides the nation's most comprehensive experience at the nexus of health science, policy and politics. |
| Sep 22, 2009 | Cost-Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care This report investigates the economic evidence for investing in preventive care. |