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| Dec 17, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $8.6-Million Grant to Kaiser Permanente to Develop Largest, Most Diverse U.S. Biobank
The Pioneer Portfolio has awarded $8.6 million to develop a biobank to help reveal environmental and genetic factors behind diseases. |
| Dec 10, 2008 |
RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America Holds Third Public Hearing Focused on How Work and the Workplace Impact Health
At its third and final field hearing, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America heard testimony from more than a dozen experts about how workplace wellness initiatives, working conditions and benefits provided through the workplace... |
| Dec 10, 2008 |
Americans Want Schools to Take Recess Seriously
Americans overwhelmingly believe that schools have a major role to play in advancing the health of our nation's kids, and they are specifically concerned about the lack of recess and physical activity in schools. |
| Dec 9, 2008 |
Report Finds Economic Crisis Hurting U.S. Preparedness for Health Emergencies
More than half of states score 7 or lower out of 10 in readiness rankings in the sixth annual Ready or Not? report issued by Trust for America's Health. |
| Dec 4, 2008 |
Happiness is a Collective, Not Just Individual, Phenomenon
If you’re happy and you know it, thank your friends—and their friends. And while you’re at it, their friends’ friends.But if you’re sad, hold the blame. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California,... |
| Dec 3, 2008 |
Small Business Owners Say Cutting Health Care Costs, Need for Reform are Top Concerns
Making health care more affordable is a top concern of small business owners, saying health care costs are the primary issue confronting their businesses. |
| Nov 24, 2008 |
First Blog Launched Dedicated to Juvenile Justice Teens Struggling with Substance Abuse
The blog is dedicated to serving the community with useful information about juvenile justice reform and teen drug treatment. |
| Nov 19, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Grant Recipients for $18-Million Initiative to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
RWJF announced 11 grant recipients of an unprecedented four-year initiative. |
| Nov 19, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program Names Richard Krugman New National Advisory Committee Chair and Names Five New Committee Members
Applications accepted for Clinical Scholars mid-December 2008 to February 27, 2009. |
| Nov 18, 2008 |
On 10th Anniversary of 1998 Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Fail To Adequately Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs
States have spent only 3 percent of tobacco revenues to reduce tobacco use, report shows. |
| Nov 17, 2008 |
A New Report Shows How to Reform the Expensive and Dangerous Way We Pay for Health Care
The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement's latest report is urging fixes that could save billions of dollars and make expanding health insurance to the uninsured more affordable. |
| Nov 5, 2008 |
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces winners of the 2008 Community Health Leaders Award. |
| Oct 21, 2008 |
Trust for America's Health Releases Blueprint for Modernizing Public Health for the Presidential Transition and Next Congress
The Blueprint calls for establishing a stable, reliable funding stream for public health and provides options for funding mechanisms to make up the $20 billion shortfall. |
| Oct 16, 2008 |
How Engaged are American Consumers in Their Health and Health Care?
The level of patient activation—a person’s ability to manage their health and health care—varies considerably in the U.S. population, with less than half of adults (41.4%) at the highest level, according to a... |
| Oct 15, 2008 |
Convenience is Key to Adult Flu Vaccinations
More than 250 flu shot clinics will be taking place at or near polling sites as part of an innovative nonpartisan national public health strategy called Vote & Vax, sponsored by RWJF and SPARC. |
| Oct 14, 2008 |
Virginia Ad Campaign: No Matter the Time of Day, Lung Cancer Shouldn't be on the Menu
Ad calls for smoke-free restaurants at all times. |
| Oct 13, 2008 |
John E. Wennberg Wins Institute of Medicine's 2008 Lienhard Award
The Institute of Medicine today presented the 2008 Gustav O. Lienhard Award to John E. Wennberg, the Peggy Y. Thomson Chair for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, and founder and director emeritus of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice,... |
| Oct 8, 2008 |
New State-by-State Report Finds Shortfalls in Children's Health Tied to Parents' Income and Education
Across the country and within every state, there are substantial shortfalls in the health of children based on their family's income and education, says a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. The report is the... |
| Oct 8, 2008 |
Task Force Recommends Model Policies to Reclaim Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
A national task force released recommendations on how local, state and federal levels of government can reinvent the way they help young people in trouble with drugs, alcohol and crime. |
| Oct 7, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Senior Adviser for Nursing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the appointment of Susan B. Hassmiller, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., as Senior Adviser to RWJF for Nursing.Hassmiller's new position reflects the centrality of nursing across the spectrum of RWJF programs... |
| Oct 2, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Holds Second Public Hearing Focused on How Physical and Social Conditions Impact Health
The Commission heard testimony from experts about how community, homes and neighborhoods shape health. |
| Sep 29, 2008 |
Texas Health Resources Receives Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Support Prevention of Family Violence
The grant was awarded to Harris Methodist Health Foundation, a part of the Texas Health Resources system that encourages philanthropic support to improve the health of the community. |
| Sep 29, 2008 |
Trendsetting Program Marks 25 Years of Diversifying Leadership at America's Medical Schools
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program produces top-level academic physicians and health policy-makers. |
| Sep 24, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Trustee and Grantees Named 2008 MacArthur Fellows
Regina Benjamin M.D., M.B.A., Diane Meier, M.D., and Peter Pronovost, M.D., among the 25 selected for the fellowship. |
| Sep 17, 2008 |
Design Teams Unveil Innovative PHR Applications that Help People Take Charge of Their Health
Nine research teams from across the country unveiled innovative prototypes of personal health record (PHR) applications that provide a glimpse of the "next generation" of PHRs. |
| Sep 17, 2008 |
Tag, You're Healthy!
RWJF makes $18-million investment in recess to improve children's health, learning at 650 low-income schools. |
| Sep 16, 2008 |
Study Shows America's Farm and Ranch Families are Struggling With Rising Costs of Health Care
Families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs. |
| Sep 11, 2008 |
RWJF Awards 15 Nurse Faculty Scholars
Research and Mentoring Support
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the first round of grants to 15 junior faculty nurses from around the country to develop the next generation of academic nurse leaders and strengthen the academic productivity and overall excellence of schools of... |
| Sep 10, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Release of the Evaluation of School Beverage Guidelines
Today, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association announced important progress in the effort to limit the sale of non-diet sodas and high-calorie beverages in our nation's schools. According to an independent evaluation, nearly 80... |
| Sep 4, 2008 |
WARNING: False RWJF Symposium is Being Advertised Via E-mail
It has come to our attention that individuals and organizations in the U.S. and elsewhere may have received an e-mail invitation, purporting to be on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
| Aug 28, 2008 |
Health Plans Ramp Up Hospital-Physician Price and Quality Transparency Tools
Health plans are increasingly developing tools to help people more easily understand the price and quality of their health care, but few people to date are taking advantage of this information, according to a study released by the Center for Studying Health System... |
| Aug 26, 2008 |
Statement Regarding Release of Census Estimates on Number of Uninsured Americans
Statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF President and CEO regarding the number of Americans living without health insurance. |
| Aug 21, 2008 |
More Americans Seeking Health Information, Especially on the Internet
In 2007, 56 percent of American adults sought information about a personal health concern from a source other than their doctor, up from 38 percent in 2001, according to a national study released by the Center for Studying Health System Change. |
| Aug 20, 2008 |
Sports Stadiums Serve Alcohol to Minors and Intoxicated Fans
In a study looking at the propensity of illegal alcohol sales at stadiums, researchers reported that nearly one in five people posing as underage drinkers, and three out of four seemingly intoxicated "fans" were able to buy alcohol at professional sporting events. |
| Aug 20, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Enters 35th Year
Seven health professionals with a wide range of academic and community-based experience have been named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows for 2008-2009. |
| Aug 19, 2008 |
New Report: Adult Obesity Rates Rise in 37 States, Obesity Rates Now Exceed 25 Percent in More Than Half of States
Rates increased for a second consecutive year in 24 states and for a third consecutive year in 19 states. |
| Aug 14, 2008 |
Report: Kids with Health Insurance Get Needed Care, While Uninsured Kids Go Without
More than one in three kids with chronic illness in U.S. are covered by SCHIP or Medicaid-lifelines for parents struggling to manage children's illnesses and make ends meet. |
| Aug 13, 2008 |
Quarter of Latinos Get No Health Information From Medical Professionals, New Survey Finds
More than one in four Hispanic adults in the United States lack a usual health care provider and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical professionals in the past year, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center and... |
| Aug 7, 2008 |
Homenajean a 43 Escuelas en el 3er Foro Anual de Escuelas Saludables
El ex presidente Bill Clinton, creador de la Fundación William J. Clinton, se reunió hoy con el Dr. Clyde Yancy, presidente electo de la American Heart Association (Asociación norteamericana del corazón), y con James Marks,... |
| Aug 6, 2008 |
43 Schools Honored at 3rd Annual Healthy Schools Forum
Despite economic challenges, schools make impressive progress, offer healthier foods and more physical activity. |
| Jul 29, 2008 |
Community Advocacy Groups Funded to Advance Tobacco and Other Public Health Policies
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced over $2 million in new grants to support policies aimed at decreasing tobacco use and exposure and addressing other public health problems. |
| Jul 28, 2008 |
Veterans Affairs and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Collaborate to Bolster Availability of Top Caliber Physician Researchers
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a collaborative agreement with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a mentoring program designed to bolster the availability of top caliber physician researchers. |
| Jul 17, 2008 |
New Report: Investment in Disease Prevention Could Save America More than $16 Billion in Five Years
Reforms focus on physical activity, nutrition and smoking. |
| Jul 7, 2008 |
U.S. Secondary Schools Serving Up Unhealthy Foods
The foods and food policies in U.S. public schools become significantly less healthy as students progress from elementary to high school, according to new research published in Pediatrics. |
| Jun 26, 2008 |
AARP, RWJF, Labor Department Seek Solutions to Nursing and Nurse Faculty Shortage
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP Foundation and the U.S. Department of Labor are convening a summit of multistakeholder groups to identify solutions to the nurse faculty shortage that is forcing nursing schools to turn away thousands of qualified nursing... |
| Jun 26, 2008 |
New Report Details Innovative Ways to Help Teens Struggling With Drugs, Alcohol and Crime
The Reclaiming Futures project directors have authored the report, How to Implement a Model to Get Youth Off Drugs and Out of Crime, based on six years of creating and testing new ways to help teens that enter the juvenile justice system and... |
| Jun 20, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Partners with NACCHO to Award Grants to Improve the Quality of Public Health
NACCHO selected 56 local health departments to participate in a program to prepare local health departments for national public health accreditation. |
| Jun 18, 2008 |
Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Records Still Extremely Low, But Medicine May be at a Tipping Point
A large survey of physicians shows practice size and setting continue as major factors influencing EHR adoption rates. |
| Jun 17, 2008 |
Arkansas Schools, Parents Adjusting Well to State Efforts to Curb Obesity
Fourth-year evaluation shows parents, schools and communities understand and support Act 1220. |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Holds First Public Hearing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America heard testimony from more than a dozen experts in early life experiences and interventions at its first public hearing June 12, 2008. |
| Jun 5, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $300-Million Commitment to Dramatically Improve Quality of U.S. Health Care
RWJF makes a $300-million commitment to dramatically improve the quality of health care in 14 communities across America. |
| May 29, 2008 |
Discovering How Video Games Can Motivate Healthy Behaviors: More Than $2 Million Awarded to 12 Research Teams
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today the first round of grants awarded through the Health Games Research national program. More than $2 million in grants will enable research teams to help strengthen the evidence base that supports the... |
| May 27, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Release of Estimates of Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Children and Teens
A statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey regarding new National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data on the prevalence of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents. |
| May 21, 2008 |
Smoking is Addictive, But Quitting is Contagious
Over the last 30 years, the number of smokers in the United States has steadily decreased—a tribute to the efforts of public health workers everywhere. And while this fact is unarguable, less obvious are the social and cultural forces that lead an individual... |
| May 21, 2008 |
PROMETHEUS Payment Set to Test New Method of Paying Providers for High-Quality Health Care
RWJF commits $6.4 million in grants to further develop and test a new model for health care payment that will reward hospitals and physicians to coordinate and provide high-quality care. |
| May 20, 2008 |
Advancing Accreditation and Quality Improvement in Public Health Agencies
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards third round of grants to improve the quality of public health. |
| May 7, 2008 |
New Evidence Provides Clinicians With Better Tools to
Help Smokers Quit
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the U.S. Public Health Service has identified new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking. In addition, the May 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical... |
| May 1, 2008 |
Finding Answers Awards More Than $2.5 Million to Develop Interventions Aimed at Reducing Gaps in Health Care Among U.S. Racial and Ethnic Groups
Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) housed at the University of Chicago, is awarding more than $2.5 million to 10 organizations that are working to eliminate racial and ethnic... |
| Apr 29, 2008 |
Ohio Voters Prefer Raising Tobacco Tax to Raiding Tobacco Endowment to Fund Stimulus
New poll: Nearly two-thirds of Ohio voters support tobacco tax to fund stimulus package and tobacco prevention. |
| Apr 29, 2008 |
Report Finds Food Safety System in Crisis
Outdated federal policies, limited oversight of imports, and gaps in state regulations leave Americans unnecessarily vulnerable. |
| Apr 29, 2008 |
Cost of Insurance Far Outpaces Income
Americans who get health insurance for their families through their jobs have seen their premiums increase 10 times faster than their income in recent years, according to a new analysis of government data. |
| Apr 7, 2008 |
YES! Projects on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Autism Take Top Honors in National Science Competition
Katie Everett from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Jessica Palmer of Ossining High School in Ossining, N.Y., were each awarded a $50,000 college scholarship today for taking first-place honors in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, one of... |
| Apr 7, 2008 |
Chronically Ill Patients Get More Care, Less Quality, Says Latest Dartmouth Atlas
According to a report from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Medicare pays many hospitals and their doctors more than the most efficient and effective health care institutions to treat chronically ill people, yet gets worse results. |
| Apr 2, 2008 |
New Report Finds Midwestern States Receive Least Federal Support for Public Health
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) released a new study today that finds Midwestern states receive less funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) than other states. Midwestern states receive less funding from the CDC than other... |
| Apr 1, 2008 |
Consumers, Health Care Purchasers, Physicians, and Health Insurers Announce Agreement on Principles to Guide Physician Performance Reporting
Leading consumer, employer and labor organizations today announced a comprehensive national agreement with leading physicians groups and health insurers on principles to guide how health plans measure doctors' performance and report the information to consumers. |
| Mar 20, 2008 |
Demands on Nurses Grow as Hospital Quality Improvement Activities Increase
Nurses are pivotal to quality improvement efforts, but shortages could curtail involvement. According to the HSC study, hospitals face growing tensions and trade-offs when allocating nurses between the competing priorities of direct patient care and quality improvement... |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Winners Announced in HopeLab's Global Competition to Get Kids Moving!
HopeLab today announced the winners of Ruckus Nation, a global idea competition to get kids moving. The $50,000 grand prize, awarded at an event held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, went to "Dancing Craze," submitted by Stacy Cho, 30, from Seattle,... |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Anuncian a los Ganadores del Concurso Mundial para los que Laboran Transformarle la Vida a una Generación de Jóvenes
Concurso por Internet atrajo a cientos de participantes innovadores e impulsó un diálogo mundial. |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Announcing Global Competition Winners Working to Transform the Lives of a Generation of Young Men
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Ashoka's Changemakers named three winners in an online collaborative competition co-hosted to uncover the most innovative, high-impact approaches to supporting young men at risk. |
| Mar 6, 2008 |
Eight Dental Schools Receive Funds to Improve Access to Dental Care, Increase Student Diversity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the names of eight dental schools (see list below) that will receive grants of up to $200,000 each to improve the diversity of their student body or to increase access to dental care... |
| Mar 6, 2008 |
Sports4Kids Named Top "Changemaker" by Nike, Ashoka
The program was recognized for bringing play back to school playgrounds in low-income communities in the U.S. |
| Feb 29, 2008 |
Groundbreaking Programs Changing the Future for Young Men Among the Finalists Named in Global Competition
Fourteen finalists have been announced in the Young Men at Risk competition, which brings together organizations working with 15- to 25-year-old males to discuss unique approaches to help young men overcome societal challenges. Online voting to determine winners... |
| Feb 28, 2008 |
National Jobs Initiative Awards Grants to Eight Projects to Help Frontline Workers Upgrade Skills and Advance Career Opportunities
The grants are part of Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care, a national initiative that supports a variety of projects to develop the skills of workers who deliver direct health care and services. |
| Feb 21, 2008 |
New Multimillion Dollar Grant Initiative for Building Healthy Teen Relationships
RWJF is partnering with the Family Violence Prevention Fund, one of the nation's experts on domestic violence, to announce a four-year initiative designed to decrease relationship violence and increase positive, protective relationship skills among young adolescents. |
| Feb 19, 2008 |
New Generation of Tobacco Products Threatens Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives in U.S., Report Warns
Congress urged to grant FDA authority over tobacco products. |
| Feb 13, 2008 |
Missing Price Information Hampers Usefulness of State Prescription Drug Web Sites
Extensive gaps in price information seriously hamper the effectiveness of state drug price comparison Web sites, according to a study released by the Center for Studying Health System Change. |
| Feb 6, 2008 |
Foundations to Strengthen State Health Care Reform Advocacy
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and David and Lucile Packard Foundation announce new projects supporting state reforms to cover uninsured children and families. |
| Feb 6, 2008 |
Community Advocacy Groups Funded to Advance Tobacco and Other Public Health Policies
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards fourth round of Tobacco Policy Change grants, targeting communities hardest hit by health risks. |
| Feb 4, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in Advancing Recovery Grants to Six States to Improve Addiction Treatment
Sites receive up to $360,000 each to increase success rates through evidence-based practices. |
| Jan 24, 2008 |
Statement on IOM Report on "Knowing What Works in Health Care"
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., comments on IOM's "Knowing What Works in Health Care report," a road map for identifying the nation's most effective health care services. |
| Jan 15, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Continues to Invest in Public Health Systems Research
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced six new grants today to explore the impact of specific public health strategies on the quality and performance of the United States public health system. These projects represent the Foundation's latest investment... |
| Jan 11, 2008 |
Regina Benjamin, Juliet Garcia and Eugene Washington Join Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The three new members were praised for their expertise, credentials, judgment and their understanding of the role of philanthropy in American life. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
RWJF Launches National Program to Build Next Generation of Academic Nurse Leaders
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a new scholars program to develop the next generation of nurse leaders in academia and boost the stature of junior faculty in nursing schools. The RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars program will provide $28... |