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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November 10, 2009 | Report/Video/Presentation Material
Nearly two-thirds rank prevention investments as important.
March 29, 2010 | Video
Insights from experts at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health.
July 15, 2009 | Video/Story
A prevention strategy progress report.
March 4, 2009 | Audio
Professor Sir Michael Marmot, chair of the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health and director of the International Institute for Society and Health, University College London, was the first lecturer in a series sponsored by Martin Seligman.
July 17, 2008 | News Release/Video
Return on investment of more than 5 to 1; focus on increasing physical activity, improving nutrition, and preventing smoking
April 3, 2012 | News Release/Video
2012 County Health Rankings show what influences how healthy residents are, how long they live.
April 19, 2010 | Video
Our new video series showcases some of our nation’s leading innovators in public health.
December 22, 2009 | Audio
This archived webinar, held December 22, 2009, offers ideas and tools for strengthening overall communications capacity. It also highlights a series of online products, including videos, brochures and other materials, that describe the accomplishmen ...
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.
March 10, 2009 | News Release/Video
New report finds public health programs at risk during economic downturn.