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President Bill Clinton to Recognize 267 U.S. Schools for Efforts to Prevent Childhood Obesity

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President Bill Clinton honored 267 schools for creating healthier environments for children to learn and staff to work as part of the eighth annual Healthy Schools Program Forum.

Most Schools Expect to Meet Healthier Lunch Standards

September 30, 2013 | News Release

Ninety-four percent of school districts expected to meet updated federal standards for lunches by the end of 2012-13 academic year.

Sage Bionetworks Announces Program to Develop BRIDGE

September 27, 2013 | News Release

Sage Bionetworks announces a $1.9 million grant from RWJF for the development of BRIDGE, a cloud-based collaborative science platform designed to incorporate open data, patient wisdom and public involvement into biomedical research.

Twelve Communities Chosen as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roadmaps to Health Prize Finalists

September 26, 2013 | News Release

The RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize is an annual no-strings-attached $25,000 cash prize that honors communities that are transforming health by bringing together a broad range of partners to improve health outcomes for residents.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 2013 Winners of the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy

September 25, 2013 | News Release

Congratulations to this year's winners: San Francisco 49ers, Tony Hawk Foundation and LA84 Foundation.

MIT’s Little Devices Lab and RWJF Launch Nationwide Initiative To Seek Out DIY Nurses

September 21, 2013 | News Release

MIT’s Little Devices Lab and RWJF launch nationwide initiative to seek out DIY nurses. MakerNurse will elevate and accelerate the ingenuity of nurses working across the United States.

New Study Finds That Promoting Healthy Relationships Has Positive Impact on Middle School Students

September 12, 2013 | News Release

RWJF commissioned the independent research firm, RTI International to evaluate Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. Students in study reported changes in attitudes and behaviors linked to the prevention of TDV.

Latest NACCHO Economic Survey Reveals Local Health Departments Still Recovering from Recession

September 11, 2013 | News Release

Despite modest improvement, America’s local health departments are still struggling to recover from the country’s economic recession

Rutgers University Breaks Ground on New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health With Help of $10 Million from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

August 30, 2013 | News Release

The Institute will host six interdisciplinary centers of excellence, bringing together faculty members from several Rutgers departments.

Fast-Food Television Ads Use Toys, Movies to Target Kids

August 28, 2013 | News Release

New study finds McDonald’s and Burger King responsible for 99 percent of fast-food television ads for kids, suggests industry’s efforts to self-regulate its marketing practices are ineffective.

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