Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.
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Using Evidence to Create Active Communities: Stories from the Field--Policy and Research with Chicago's Child Care Centers
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving child care standards relating to nutrition, physical activity, and screen-time was a joint resolution passed by the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children.
Pathways to Outdoor Recreation, Physical Activity, and Delinquency Among Urban Latino Adolescents
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Individual-level factors, such as fear and perceptions of incivilities, among youth in neighborhoods with high crime rates may influence levels of physical activity and delinquency.
Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education
November 19, 2012 | Program Result
RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of School-Based Active Living Programs
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Activities promoting Active Living by Design (ALbD) were implemented at a public elementary school in Chicago over five years. Students enrolled continuously from Grade 1 through Grade 4 had a significantly lower BMI compared with students who had transferred to the school after Grade 1.
Studying Expansion of Coverage and Access to Care in Three States
July 30, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at the Urban Institute evaluated the impact of state health reforms in on insurance coverage and access to and use of health care in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois, under State Health Access Reform Evaluation, an RWJF national program.
Paul Kuehnert: NewPublicHealth Q&A
July 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This summer, Paul Kuehnert, MS, RN, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as senior program officer and director of the Foundation’s Public Health Team. For nearly 20 years, Kuehnert has provided executive leadership to private and govern ...
What Was the Impact of States Expanding Eligibility to CHIP?
February 16, 2012 | Program Result
Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington were among the first to offer CHIP to children in families earning more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line. Researchers at UCLA and the RAND Corp. evaluated the impact of this effort.
Documenting the Work of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
February 8, 2012 | Video/Presentation Material
A video series focusing on three diverse communities shows how this national program aims to reverse childhood obesity.
Evaluation of Baltimore's Safe Streets Program
January 11, 2012 | Report
By building trusting relationships, diffusing sources of conflict, and changing social norms surrounding gun use, CeaseFire has shown a significant reduction in gun violence for program participants.