Getting SMART About Asthma Education
July 19, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A program in Chicago is empowering students to learn about their asthma and challenging them to create change in their own communities.
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Asthma Awareness
May 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This week in May kicks off the start of Asthma Awareness Month. According to the National Institutes of Health, asthma impacts 230 million people around the world, and 25 million in the US alone. Studies released today to mark asthma awareness obser ...
RWJF Scholar Puts GPS Technology to Work Fighting Asthma
March 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
AN: And did the Health & Society Scholars program help with that at all? Van Sickle: Absolutely. Not only did the program provide me access to research funds, but I felt that because RWJF had invested in me, these funds came with the responsibility ...
My Visit to the White House
September 13, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this latest trip to Washington, the 16 other individuals and organizations that were similarly honored had the chance to meet with top technology leaders from The White House, including Aneesh Chopra (Chief Technology Officer) and Vivek Kundra (C ...
RWJF Community Health Leader Fights Asthma in East Harlem, Door to Door
September 6, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How do you plan to identify children and families for the program? Lopez: Any children who live in two specific zip codes in East Harlem are eligible. That takes in tens of thousands of apartment units. And, unfortunately, 15 to 25 percent of s ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Asthma education, sleep deprivation in hospitals, nurses on boards, and more.
June 28, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.
RWJF Scholars, Fellows and Leaders in the News
April 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Economist featured a story about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health & Society Scholar David Van Sickle, Ph.D., who created an asthma inhaler equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) device. Every time the inhaler is used, it rec ...
Recent Research About Nursing, April 2013
April 10, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New studies focus on nurses’ confidence in hospital safety programs and nurse-led care for asthma patients.
Human Capital News Roundup: Emergency department ‘sticker prices,’ longevity among women, asthma control, and more.
March 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Human Capital News Roundup: Food billboards, pharmaceutical company gifts to medical students, tracking asthma, and more.
February 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.