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March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.
Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Team members, grantees, and guests discuss breakthrough ideas that will allow us to move toward solving challenges in health care.
January 30, 2013
Have an idea you think may help solve a pressing challenge in health and health care? We want to hear from you.
December 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
October 25, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
In honor of RWJF's 40th anniversary, Brian Quinn shares 40 years of innovation in health and health care.
March 20, 2012 | Story
A guide to effectively using communications to help design and implement health promotion and behavior change.
December 27, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
HealthLeaders Media identified 20 individuals to tell their stories of how they are changing health care for the better in its annual HealthLeaders 20 issue. Two grantees of the Pioneer Portfolio are included in this prestigious honor. Clayton Chris ...
December 14, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
We all attribute certain traits to nurture and others to nature. “I’m stubborn. I get that from my dad’s side. My ambition and leadership skills? I learned those.” But Pioneer grantee Nicholas A. Christakis says more of the traits we typically attri ...
December 26, 2010 | Story
According to Johnson Dias, the presence of poverty, racism and crime is a daily disaster in these neighborhoods. "Public safety here is a heath issue," she says. "You can't keep your child physically active if you are concerned your child might die."
March 17, 2011 | Program Result
A national study of 2,582 smokers ages 16 to 24, provides insights into whether young smokers tried to quit, the methods they used in trying to quit and factors that would predict their quitting patterns and success rates.