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April 3, 2013 | Feature
Highlights from the Foundation's many stories and articles, enterprise-wide.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Grantmaking and Collaboration in the State
November 1, 2012 | Report
A report describes recent programs RWJF supports, and how RWJF’s grantmaking in the state has become more strategic and collaborative.
Stroke Patients Join Heart Attack Patients in a Statewide Database in New Jersey
June 28, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School expanded the Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) to include data on strokes and published 21 articles on their research.
Stopping Teen Dating Violence in New Jersey with Safe Dates
June 20, 2012 | Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, eight projects implemented Safe Dates, a dating abuse prevention program, in middle and high schools through New Jersey Health Initiatives, which supports projects that improve the health and health care of state residents.
Temporal Trends in Incidence and Long-Term Care Fatality of Stroke Among Children from 1994 to 2007
May 30, 2012 | Journal Article
his article examines incidence and fatality rates of pediatric stroke in New Jersey from 1994 through 2007.
Safe Dates Teaches Teenagers the Difference Between Healthy and Abusive Relationships
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
The Princeton Center for Leadership Training partnered with 13 New Jersey high schools to implement Safe Dates, a dating abuse prevention curriculum, as part of the New Jersey Health Initiatives program.
Teaching Adolescents about Abusive Dating
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
The School-Based Youth Services Program incorporated Safe Dates - a dating abuse prevention course - into the ninth-grade health curriculum at four vocational high schools in Essex County, New Jersey.
Improving Data Accuracy of Commercial Food Outlet Databases
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the accuracy and usability of commercial databases as sources of information about food stores and restaurants. Since commercial databases are usually designed for non-health uses such as business and marketing, they require adaptation for use as public health tools.
Nursing Practice Environment and Registered Nurses' Job Satisfaction in Nursing Homes
September 9, 2011 | Journal Article
A supportive practice environment is positively associated with RN job satisfaction in New Jersey nursing homes.
New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study
August 1, 2010 | Chart
These reports share findings from the New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study's analysis of New Brunswick. Information for this study is provided by the household survey, school body mass index (BMI) data, and food and physical activity environment data.