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 6, 2009 | News Release/Video
States ranked by size of gap in adult health; people who have the least education have the worst health in every state and the District of Columbia.
June 5, 2008 | Toolkit/Video
Ten hospitals with racially and ethnically diverse patient populations participated in Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities. All 10 hospitals improved the quality of care being provided to their heart failure and heart attack patients.
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.
May 9, 2011 | Video/Story
Health Leads relies on volunteer college students to "fill" prescriptions by connecting patients with vital resources.
April 18, 2011 | Video/Story
Diversity in the health care workforce is a guiding principle of all Foundation programs.
October 12, 2010 | Video/Story
Clare County, Michigan, ranked last in its state in this nationwide assessment. Here's how local officials developed the tools and information to help improve the health of county citizens.
May 5, 2010 | Video/Story
Helping immigrant and refugee students succeed. The children of immigrant and refugee families face the same mental health issues as children born in America.
November 7, 2009 | Book/Video
The capacity to store information electronically and exchange it with other institutions is an essential step toward realizing the benefits of PHRs.
November 7, 2009 | Book/Video
In order for PHRs to flourish, health care providers must increase their systematic use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information management systems that communicate with personal health records.
November 7, 2009 | Book/Video
Personal health records (PHRs) grant patients unprecedented access to and control over their personal health information.