Newsroom > Broadcast Health Series

Broadcast Health Series

The Broadcast Health Series is sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

These regular video news stories are made available to local television stations nationwide for their newscasts. The stories focus on pressing health and health care issues facing America and highlight innovative solutions—from community leaders and individuals, health care providers, and partnerships in business, government, education and social services, all aimed at improving health.


Apr 9, 2008		YES Competition Winners Announced Projects on human papillomavirus (HPV) and autism take top honors in national science competition.

Apr 2, 2008		EX Campaign: A New Way to Stop Smoking RWJF Broadcast Health Series video webcast outlines details of new RWJF-supported program to help smokers quit.

Feb 28, 2008		RWJF Launches Commission to Build a Healthier America The nonpartisan commission will will investigate how factors such as education, environment, income and housing shape and affect personal behavioral choices.

Dec 18, 2007		Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2007 The RWJF-supported report by Trust for America's Health suggests that significant progress has been made, but that critical areas of the nation's emergency health preparedness effort still require immediate attention.

Dec 12, 2007		Webcast: A Broken Promise to Our Children Ten years after the master settlement, a report by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids indicates, states need to keep the promise of full funding for tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.

Sep 6, 2007		How Nutritious Is Food Advertising for Kids? A report by the RWJF program Bridging the Gap suggests that most food ads aimed at children and teens push nutrition-poor products.

Aug 28, 2007		Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow In its fourth report on obesity in the United States, the Trust for America's Health calls for a comprehensive approach to help individuals make healthy choices.

View Archive by Year: 2008 | 2007 | 2006