- RWJF: Reducing emotional/behavioral health problems among students in lowincome immigrant/refugee families.
- RWJF: RT LegacyForHealth: Yesterday was Great American Smokeout. Make it a smokefree weekend.
- RWJF: Revamped Health Care Financing & Organization site improves access to information/adds new features. http://www.hcfo.org/
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.
| Nov 10, 2009 | Safe Routes to School Final Report Building momentum and policy change through the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. |
| 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. |
| Sep 21, 2009 | RWJF Community Mourns the Passing of Frank Karel Former Vice President for Communications was widely recognized as a preeminent thinker and innovator in health communications; praised for his "bold vision for philanthropy." |
| Sep 17, 2009 | RWJF Statement on Prevention and Wellness Fund RWJF President and CEO applauds the new initiative that will support community prevention programs. |
| Sep 14, 2009 | Partners Investing in Nursing's Future This CFP seeks to create partnerships with local and regional grantmaking foundations. |
| Sep 14, 2009 | New Census Bureau Estimates of Uninsured "The consequences of inaction are far too serious for the health of our citizens and the health of our nation." |
| Sep 14, 2009 | Education Matters for Health This issue brief examines three pathways through which educational attainment is linked with health. |
| Sep 3, 2009 | How Can Prevention be Scored? Jim Marks discusses the growing interest and attention by organizations and individuals surrounding the methods of the CBO for scoring costs. |
| Sep 1, 2009 | Steps to Prevent Childhood Obesity IOM releases report for government officials at the city, town, township or county level who want to take action to address healthy eating and active living. |
| Sep 1, 2009 | RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research program helps to develop a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. |
| Aug 19, 2009 | The Truth in U.S. Health Care Quality Does the United States provide the best health care in the world? This brief from the Urban Institute analyzes the truth in how the quality of America's health care compares internationally. |
| Aug 17, 2009 | Prevention and Health Systems Reform Letter signed by leaders of six major foundations says prevention measures must be scaled up. |
| Aug 14, 2009 | New Synthesis Report on ED Utilization This Synthesis report by Joel Cantor, Sc.D., and Derek DeLia, Ph.D., describes what is known, and importantly what is not known, about hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. |
| Aug 14, 2009 | Quality Improvement in Public Health RWJF is committed to building the evidence for quality improvement initiatives in public health practice. |
| Aug 6, 2009 | Webinar on Access to Healthy Foods On August 10, 2009, the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America will host a webinar on the importance of improving access to healthy foods in the places where we live, learn, work and play. |
| Aug 6, 2009 | Alliance Honors Over 100 Healthy Schools President Bill Clinton recognizes schools that are creating healthy environments for students and staff. |
| Aug 5, 2009 | What If Ben Franklin Ran CBO? RWJF Senior Vice President and Health Group Director James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., takes this topic on in his brand new commentary at the Huffington Post. |
| Jul 30, 2009 | RWJF & Changemakers Competition Changemakers and RWJF launch an online competition to explore innovations that allow individuals, families, communities, and society to move past narrow perceptions of mental health and expand our understanding and collective involvement in finding solutions. |
| Jul 30, 2009 | Most Influential Obesity Research Learn the results of the 2009 childhood obesity research poll. |
| Jul 28, 2009 | Most School Districts Fail Health Test Landmark report examines policies on school meals, competitive foods, physical activity and education, food marketing. |
| Jul 28, 2009 | Future of Nursing Inaugural Blog Post Donna Shalala outlines the charge of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM. |
| Jul 16, 2009 | The Future of Nursing in America Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Institute of Medicine launch unprecedented initiative. |
| Jul 13, 2009 | RWJF Trustee Tapped for Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., praised for her expertise, credentials, judgment and passionate commitment to health care equity and social justice. |
| Jul 10, 2009 | Report Finds Obesity Epidemic Increases Experts recommend addressing obesity through health reform, national strategy. |
| Jul 10, 2009 | Slide Search and Presentation Builder Learn about our new Slide Search and Presentation Builder in this tutorial video. |
| Jul 1, 2009 | Video Games an Ally in Kids' Health? Report recommends new technology strategy to address health and educational needs. |
| Jun 25, 2009 | Vote on Influential Obesity Articles Cast your vote and help choose the most influential obesity research in the field. |
| Jun 18, 2009 | Bipartisan Health Reform Framework Daschle, Dole and Baker promote bipartisan health care plan. |
| Jun 12, 2009 | Congress Passes Historic FDA Tobacco Law New authority will save lives, millions in health care. |
| Jun 8, 2009 | Poll Shows Prevention is a Priority Health reform proposals that emphasize prevention will have broad support. |
| Jun 5, 2009 | Ten Lessons from Pandemic Flu Frontlines Findings from a new report by Trust for America's Health (TFAH). |
| May 28, 2009 | Progress in Reversing Childhood Obesity Two years ago, the Foundation announced it would commit $500 million to help reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. It's one of our most ambitious goals ever, and one of our most important. |
| May 14, 2009 | Health Insurance Interactions Costly New studies explore provider interactions with health insurance plans. |
| May 10, 2009 | The Cost of Failing at Health Reform Analysis shows tremendous strain on businesses and employees over next decade if health reform is not enacted. |
| May 8, 2009 | Toolkit to Aid Policy-Makers in Obesity The toolkit offers policy approaches to improving nutrition and increasing physical activity for children. |
| May 6, 2009 | A State-by-State Look at Adult Health Across the country, adults in every state fall far short of the level of good health that should be achievable for all Americans, according to a new report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. |
| Apr 30, 2009 | RWJF's 2008 Annual Report Risa Lavizzo-Mourey discusses the symptoms of an ailing health care system, offering a blueprint for change. |
| Apr 29, 2009 | Brief explores Medicare Advantage cuts Examining the debate over cutting payments to private Medicare health insurance plans. |
| Apr 28, 2009 | Latest in the Fight Against H1N1 Listen to audio podcasts featuring public health experts and read more about H1N1 flu. |
| Apr 28, 2009 | Albuquerque Joins AF4Q Initiative puts Albuquerque at forefront of health quality reform movement. |
| Apr 21, 2009 | YES Competition Winners Announced Projects on avian influenza vaccine and teenage osteoporosis prevention earn top honors in YES competition. |
| Apr 17, 2009 | Report Seeks Stronger Food Safety Roles Authors recommend ways to integrate the food safety efforts of federal, state, and local agencies. |
| Apr 13, 2009 | Nursing's Prescription for Health Reform Use exemplary nursing initiatives to expand access, improve quality, reduce costs, and promote prevention. |
| Apr 8, 2009 | Larkin Keynotes PHSSR Conference Speech focuses on role of evidence in shifting health reform from treatment to prevention of disease. |
| Apr 6, 2009 | New Directions to a Healthier America Read the final recommendations from the RWJF Commission to Build A Healthier America. |
| Apr 1, 2009 | PROMETHEUS Scoring Methodology What's The Score? describes the PROMETHEUS scorecard approach, the principles of scoring, the sources of the measures, how scores are calculated and the impact on payment. |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Keeping America's Food Safe This report calls for the immediate consolidation of food safety leadership within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ultimately the creation of a separate Food Safety Administration within HHS. |
| Mar 24, 2009 | Coverage Drops as Costs Outpace income What's happened in each state since the 1994 federal health reform debate is chronicled in a state-by-state analysis released during 'Cover the Uninsured Week.' |
| Mar 19, 2009 | Racial Differences in Heart Failure Heart failure strikes younger African Americans at the same rate as older Caucasians, according to study by Harold Amos scholar. |
| Mar 13, 2009 | RWJF Commission Event in April RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America set to release final report a next month. |
| Mar 10, 2009 | Shortchanging America's Health How federal public health dollars are spent. |
| Mar 6, 2009 | New RWJF Center Launched at Meharry The RWJF Center for Health Policy brings a diversity of perspectives and collaborative approaches to national health policy discussions. |
| Mar 2, 2009 | RWJF Visionary Terrance Keenan Dies Terrance Keenan, an early leader and visionary at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, passed away February 25, 2009 at the age of 85. |
| Feb 26, 2009 | Big Tobacco Targeting Women and Girls RWJF-supported report urges Congress to grant FDA authority over tobacco products. |
| Feb 25, 2009 | Map Depicts Variations in Cost of Care Dartmouth map shows the variations of health care costs in America. |
| Feb 24, 2009 | IOM Report: Consequences of Uninsurance IOM committee recommends that the President and Congress take action on health insurance coverage and costs. |
| Feb 19, 2009 | New Childhood Obesity Collaborative Leading research funders launch collaborative to accelerate nation's progress in reducing childhood obesity. |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Initiative to Increase Child Coverage The $15 million initiative will increase enrollment and retention of children in Medicaid and CHIP. |
| Feb 11, 2009 | Economic Stimulus and Health Coverage House and Senate bills fall short of making COBRA premiums affordable. |
| Feb 9, 2009 | Active Living Research Round 9 Active Living Research supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. |
| Feb 6, 2009 | Investing in Disease Prevention RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey says a JAMA commentary underscores the need to "foster a culture of wellness by stopping bad health before it happens." |
| Feb 5, 2009 | Maximizing Enrollment in Medicaid, SCHIP This report details what works in reaching, enrolling and retaining eligible children. |
| Feb 5, 2009 | 2009 State of the States Charting the Course: Preparing for the Future, Learning from the Past |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Commission Hearing on Work and Health RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America held the third public hearing on how work and the workplace impact health. |
| Jan 21, 2009 | 2008 Annual President's Message President's Message from the 2008 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Annual Report |
| Jan 14, 2009 | Designing for Better Health Designing for Better Health, an online, open source competition co-sponsored by RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio and Ashoka's Changemakers, launches a global search for individuals and institutions who help people make better decisions regarding their health and the health of others. |
| Jan 13, 2009 | High Costs, Low Incomes and SCHIP An issue brief from the Urban Institute examines where eligibility thresholds should be set. |
| Jan 12, 2009 | Raise the Voice Video Debuts A video from the American Academy of Nursing highlights efforts of nurse leaders to provide health care solutions. |
| Jan 8, 2009 | RWJF Assessment Report 2008 This assessment report reviews the Foundation's overall grantmaking trends and tracks our performance along three key areas: Program Development; Program Impact; and Customer Service. |
| Dec 18, 2008 | How Work Can Affect Health This brief examines how work can affect health, exploring the health effects of both physical and psychosocial aspects of work as well as of work-related opportunities and resources. |
| Dec 11, 2008 | Parents See Recess as Key to Kids Health New Poll Reveals that Parents See School Playground as Key to Helping Kids Stay Phisically Active, Focused in Classroom. |
| Dec 9, 2008 | Is Your State Prepared for an Emergency? TFAH report finds economic crisis is hurting U.S. preparedness for health emergencies. More than half of states score 7 or lower out of 10 in readiness rankings. |
| Dec 9, 2008 | Happiness is a Collective Phenomenon Researchers witness dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network. |
| Dec 2, 2008 | Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities RWJF launches $44 million initiative. |