The Annenberg/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Roadmap for Effective Health Communication
March 20, 2012 | Story
A guide to effectively using communications to help design and implement health promotion and behavior change.
Behavior Change
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Joining Scholarship and Action on Behalf of Black Mothers and Daughters
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."
Toward Preventing Suicide in Las Vegas
January 31, 2008 | Story
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program has given Matt Wray, PhD, the opportunity to pursue research with important clinical and policy implications.
Group-Based Incentives for Weight Loss Produce Better Results
April 22, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholar identifies most effective incentive programs for employee weight loss.
Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More
February 14, 2012 | Story
A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.
Defining and Promoting Positive Youth Development
January 24, 2012 | Story
Travis built his New Connections research project on a data set from the 1997–2002 evaluation of the Health Link Program.
Caught in the Gambling Zone
September 17, 2012 | Story
RWJF Scholar examines modern slot devices, the ‘machinery of addiction,’ in a new book.
Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
April 15, 2011 | Story
A profile of the evaluator, Sara Wilcox, PhD.
The Nation's Mayors Affirm Support for the Cure Violence Model
June 19, 2012 | Story
A lively conversation about the promise that effective models like Cure Violence, formerly known as CeaseFire, offer in reducing and preventing gun violence in their cities.
Frank Chaloupka: Informing the Best Policies With the Best Science
November 29, 2010 | Story
"During the time obesity has emerged as a significant health problem, we have seen dramatic decreases in prices of sugar-sweetened beverages, and increases in prices of fresh foods and vegetables."