Join the RWJF Commission as it explores new ways to build a healthier America by focusing on early childhood and healthy communities.
The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America is back at work, starting with a public meeting in Washington, D.C.
Across America, people living just a few miles apart have dramatic differences in life expectancy.
An interview with Jake Porway.
The leading thinkers and visionaries in our What's Next Health series are helping us explore big ideas and new areas that are likely to be important to health and health care moving forward. Each month, What’s Next Health talks with those thought leaders to inspire us all to think big about the future of health and health care.
Technology developers: Enter a $120,000 challenge to create visualizations and apps to spark creative ways to view and use hospital pricing data.
Technology developers: Enter an RWJF-sponsored $120,000 challenge.
Details of the challenge here
More and more, the answer is "yes." Research suggests that gathering data about ourselves can give us a better handle on our own care.
From electronic medical records to patient access to doctors' notes, data holds extraordinary promise for better health for millions.
A well-organized and active recess may be the key to a better school day, according to a new evaluation of the RWJF-supported program Playworks.
A well-organized and active recess may be the key to a better school day, according to a new evaluation of the RWJF-supported program Playworks.
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"Playworks gets results. I’ve seen it firsthand, and a growing body of evidence now shows that, when it comes to changing schools for the better, recess and play may be one of the most powerful and underutilized tools we have."
—Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, RWJF president and CEO
Teachers in @Playworks schools spend 34% fewer minutes moving from recess to learning. #recesscounts
Research by RWJF’s State Health Reform Assistance Network indicates the number of insurers that offer non-group plans to consumers on state-run health insurance exchanges will be larger than the current number of carriers.
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Martha Davis, Institute for Safe Familes (ISF), and Kristin Schubert, RWJF, write about the history and prevalence of adverse childhood exerpiences (ACEs) and toxic stress in The Philadelphia Inquirer. A recent study on urban ACEs revealed early childhood traumas are particularly pervasive in Philadelphia.
The Mountain West has a suicide rate about twice as high as the country’s Mid-Atlantic region. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar and colleagues shed light on the mystery in their new study.
Read moreProject ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) leverages teletechnology to train primary care doctors in rural and underserved areas to treat complex chronic illness.
This week marks an especially important milestone, says Andrew Hyman, JD, team director for the Foundation's Coverage team. The "Get Covered America" campaign kicks off across the nation.
Some states that oppose the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are now considering a plan to provide Medicaid recipients with a voucher to purchase private insurance on the state exchanges. A policy brief from Health Affairs and RWJF examines whether a "private option" can be cost-effective and still provide benefits equal to traditional Medicaid.
