The Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults (EDIPPP) initiative has gathered evidence to show the value of engaging communities toward preventing severe mental illness in young people. Hear about one young woman's journey.
Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, talks about why students need healthy foods in schools.
Mary Story, director of Healthy Eating Research, and Tracy Fox, president of Food, Nutrition and Policy Consultants, discuss why we need healthier beverage standards.
The RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize honors outstanding community partnerships that are helping people live healthier lives. These communities are creating a culture of health in their backyards. They were selected in 2013 from more than 160 applicants for their innovative strategies.
In 2006, Terry Huang, a researcher at the National Institutes of Health, proposed a new approach to combating childhood obesity: architecture. VMDO Architects, in collaboration with the University of Virginia and University of Nebraska, redesigned a 1950s-era elementary school in rural Virginia to encourage healthy eating and physical activity among all students.
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May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Executive director of FutureMed, Daniel Kraft, MD, discusses approaches to "escape velocity" in health care.
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Jake Porway, a data scientist and machine-learning enthusiast, talks about big data.
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenge our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
May 31, 2012 | Video/Story
Promise story for Keeping Families Together, a grantee of the Vulnerable Populations portfolio.
January 10, 2012 | Video/Story
Since 2005, Finding Answers has awarded and managed research grants totaling $8 million to health care organizations implementing interventions aimed at reducing disparities.
December 27, 2011 | Video/Story
The RWJF’s signature effort to improve the quality of care in the U.S.
November 1, 2011 | Video/Story
It's more than two or more health professionals working side by side; it's about respect and understanding.
October 25, 2011 | Video/Story
This program provides an in-depth assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each state's current Medicaid and CHIP enrollment and retention systems.
October 6, 2011 | Video/Story
Hear from members of Action Coalitions who are working around the country to implement recommendations from the Institute of Medicine's report on the nursing profession.
August 8, 2011 | Video/Story
Aligning Forces for Quality takes root in Humboldt County, Calif.