The Porch Light Initiative, a groundbreaking Philadelphia program supported by RWJF, pairs artists with individuals receiving treatment for behavioral health challenges to design, paint and hang large-scale murals. The projects engage people in a new way, developing deeper connections to their community and creating a safe space to talk about behavioral health issues.
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.
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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
August 10, 2009 | Audio
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey delivered the keynote address at the Strand Union Building at Montana State University on August 10, 2009.
September 1, 2011 | Audio
Pre-retirees may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement, poll from NPR, RWJF and Harvard School of Public Health shows.
June 2, 2011 | Audio
Presentation from the 2011 Child First Conference.
March 8, 2011 | Audio
Toolkit offers states a guide to designing health insurance exchanges.
December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief/Audio/Presentation Material/Report/Video
Health policy experts discuss various care management programs which seek to reduce costs while enhancing quality for people with complex health care needs. Patients with complex health care needs account for a high percentage of annual medical ex ...
August 19, 2008 | Audio
This paper calls for national organizations dedicated to performance measurement, best practices and provider incentives as a part of reform.
October 1, 2008 | Issue Brief/Audio
This synthesis sheds light on the driving forces behind health care spending and examines the reasons why health care costs continue to rise.
January 1, 2007 | Audio
This paper explores four key areas where changes in federal and state law that will be necessary to implement health care reform.
February 27, 2007 | Audio
This paper calls for national organizations dedicated to performance measurement, best practices and provider incentives as a part of reform.
February 8, 2007 | Audio
Examples of technology assessment, especially the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom were examined and shown to have important characteristics for a successful technology assessment initiative in the United States.