May 23, 2013
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Program Result Report
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) worked to build knowledge of health issues among state legislators and legislative staff by providing objective information and training on critical and emerging health policy concerns.
May 6, 2013
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Program Result Report
The Covering Kids & Families program was designed to find, enroll and retain eligible children and adults in federal and state health care coverage programs. Statewide and local coalitions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated.
December 14, 2012
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Program Result Report
Researchers analyzed state legislation on childhood obesity for factors that predict enactment and to understand the relationship between enacted policies and obesity rates. They developed tools to help others analyze legislation.
May 1, 2012
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Program Result Report
In 1997, researchers surveyed more than 22,000 public and private employers nationwide about the cost and benefits of the health insurance coverage they offered to workers and published findings in some 20 peer-reviewed articles.
April 11, 2012
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Program Result Report
The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.
April 11, 2012
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Program Result Report
Communities Creating Healthy Environments aims to curb childhood obesity in communities of color by using community organizing for social justice to advocate for policy changes color. Read this report on its progress.
February 17, 2012
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Program Result Report
In Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, partnerships in 49 communities nationwide are changing local policies and revamping the physical environment to foster healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.
February 1, 2012
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Program Result Report
RWJF has supported Health Affairs, a health policy journal, for 20 years.
July 7, 2011
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Program Result Report
The World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health met in New Orleans from November 18-20, 2007 to discuss how social factors - such as access to money, education and safe housing - impact people's overall health and longevity.
May 18, 2011
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Program Result Report
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
