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, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.
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.
March 10, 2009 | News Release/Video
New report finds public health programs at risk during economic downturn.
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
July 31, 2009 | Video
A Detroit elementary school transforms itself inside and laces up outside.
January 7, 2009 | Video/Story
How the Portland Identification and Early Referral program intervenes to prevent severe mental illness in teens and young adults.
November 2, 2009 | Video/Story
They spoke at a summit organized by Leadership for Healthy Communities.
May 9, 2011 | Video/Story
In Nashville, a coalition of faith leaders seeks to improve health and prevent obesity by ensuring access to healthy foods in three underserved neighborhoods without quality grocery stores.
March 31, 2009 | Video
Seven men and women who have served as the nation's surgeon general come together to call for action.
March 23, 2011 | Audio
Scenarios present alternative futures and implications for improving the outlook for America's most vulnerable.