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Creating a System that Encourages Healthy Behaviors
December 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
Pioneering Then, Pioneering Now
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.
Pioneer Grantees Named to HealthLeaders Media's 20 People Who Make Health Care Better
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 ...
The False Dichotomy of Nature Versus Nurture
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 ...
Behavioral Economics CFP: Low-Value Care? Why Now?
March 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar spoke with Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, co-directors of the Foundation’s Behavioral Economics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, to talk about low-value health care.
New Call for Proposals: Pioneering Use of Behavioral Economics
March 4, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Lori Melichar Gadkari, PhD, MA, a labor economist and senior program officer in the Foundation’s Research and Evaluation team shares information on Pioneer's newest CFP in the field of behavioral economics.
Doctor, I’m not comfortable with that order
December 5, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Michael Painter discusses human error in health care.
Gaming for Weight Loss
October 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
The Children’s Digital Media Center at Georgetown University received a grant from Health Games Research to investigate the game design principles that might make exergames effective physical activity and weight loss tools.
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
September 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas examines the ways that the gambling industry has designed gambling machines that encourage addiction.