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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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
April 2, 2009 | Video
Commissioner and former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson hosts a video dialogue exploring the commission's findings.
November 16, 2009 | Video
The event was the third forum held by the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) Leader's Project on the State of American Health Care.
January 5, 2011 | Video
Videos Highlight Local Reform Efforts in AF4Q Communities
November 16, 2009 | Video
The Bipartisan Policy Center convened a special forum in Washington, D.C., as part of the Leaders' Project on the State of American Health Care.
January 7, 2009 | Video/Story
How the Portland Identification and Early Referral program intervenes to prevent severe mental illness in teens and young adults.
March 29, 2010 | Video
Insights from experts at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health.
April 2, 2009 | Video
Video report summarizes findings of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America.
July 15, 2009 | Video/Story
A prevention strategy progress report.
March 10, 2009 | Video
With some of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS, childhood obesity and infant mortality, Washington, D.C., is a city in need of strong investments in public health.