Foundation Announces $200,000 Developer Challenge

December 5, 2012 | News Release

Winning software developers will receive cash awards to create game applications to improve personal and community health.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Marks 40 Years: Board Approves Over $400 Million for Improving Health in 2013

November 1, 2012 | News Release

Funding focused on three interrelated areas, including prevention, costs, access, and workforce issues.

New Report Shows Importance of Calculating Full Cost Savings of Obesity Prevention

March 21, 2012 | News Release/Story

Highlighting obesity-related medical expenses, economists recommend 25-year window for scoring legislative proposals.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices Use Their Workforce More Effectively

March 5, 2012 | News Release

Goal is to Identify, Share Workforce Practices that Make Primary Care Accessible and Effective for More Patients.

Health Care's Blind Side: Unmet Social Needs Leading To Worse Health

December 7, 2011 | News Release

In new, national survey, three in four physicians wish the health care system would pay for costs associated with connecting patients to services that address their social needs.

For Major Food and Beverage Companies, Healthier Products Yield Healthier Profits

October 13, 2011 | News Release

Companies that sell more better-for-you foods and beverages deliver better business results.

Task Force Targets 'Food Deserts'

July 25, 2011 | News Release

NEJM Study: Primary Care Clinicians Can Treat Hepatitis C as Effectively as Specialists Through New Delivery Model

June 1, 2011 | News Release

University of New Mexico's Project ECHO poised to spread best practices, eliminate barriers to treatment and improve health care quality across the United States.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 12 New Nurse Faculty Scholars

September 20, 2010 | News Release

Prestigious program is advancing the careers of some of the nation's most promising junior nurse faculty.

Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.