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We create new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts—in our homes, schools, and jobs.
Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a National Sample of Adolescents
August 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Adolescent girls with behavior disorders who have been raped, kidnapped, or sexually assaulted, are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Assessing Health Impacts of Changes to SNAP: A Q&A with Aaron Wernham of the Health Impact Project
July 31, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth spoke with Aaron Wernham, MD, director of the Health Impact Project, along with lead researcher Marjory Givens, about a new white paper on the potential public health effects of cutting SNAP benefits.
Shining a Light on Tough Social Issues
May 2, 2013 | Story
Black and Latino youth find a political voice in the research of political scientist Cathy Cohen, PhD, a former RWJF scholar in health policy research.
Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study explores the psychological and structural pathways through which stigma influences health.
Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods
November 19, 2012 | Program Results Report
The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
Focus on Economic Inequality in 2013
December 26, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
New Connections Grantee to Lead Department at Saint Louis University
December 17, 2012 | Story
Preparing students to work with people from every walk of life is high on the agenda for a professor focused on vulnerable populations.
Healthy Men, Healthy Communities Initiative
August 30, 2012 | Program Results Report
Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families developed a Healthy Men, Healthy Communities initiative to inform grantmaking organizations about issues facing boys and men of color and low-income communities.
Child FIRST: A Program to Help Very Young At-Risk Children
October 1, 2012 | Book
This chapter of To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XV, focuses on Child First, a family-based intervention to prevent mental health problems in high-risk mothers and young children.