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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April 19, 2010 | Video
Our new video series showcases some of our nation’s leading innovators in public health.
April 19, 2010 | Video
In Indiana, community partnerships improve health.
March 29, 2010 | Video
Insights from experts at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health.
March 10, 2010 | Video
Assistant vice president of the RWJF health group answers five questions on the Foundation's tobacco policy efforts.
February 16, 2010 | Video
In new video, RWJF President and CEO and Wisconsin health leaders detail how county rankings can help improve the health of communities.
January 26, 2010 | Video/Story
How one county's health department is expanding its reach through efficiency and innovation.
December 6, 2009 | News Release/Audio
Fifteen new studies will assess how legal approaches affect population health.
November 23, 2009 | Video/Story
Initiative is developing evidence about the most effective ways of organizing, financing and delivering public health services.
October 27, 2009 | Story/Video
Nurse-Family Partnership programs such as Kane Kares help change the lives of vulnerable first-time mothers and their babies through ongoing home visits from registered nurses.
October 1, 2009 | Video/Story
What grassroots can do to tackle second-hand smoke and other public health challenges.