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December 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
The brief describes related policy implications and discusses current efforts by industry and advocates aimed at changing child-directed marketing practices by fast-food companies.
September 16, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
It’s easy to laugh off conspiracy theories. But what if studying them could tell us something new and important about what drives people’s health behavior?
September 12, 2013 | Grantee
How can we motivate people to make healthier decisions? This series of experiments applies the principals of behavioral economics to better understand how and why doctors and patients make the decisions they do.
September 12, 2013 | News Release
RWJF commissioned the independent research firm, RTI International to evaluate Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. Students in study reported changes in attitudes and behaviors linked to the prevention of TDV.
September 5, 2013 | Topic
RWJF invests in programs and approaches that focus on changing behavioral norms and community conditions to help stop the spread of violence before it starts.
September 5, 2013 | Journal Article
A custom-designed video game can assess cognitive abilities over time and improve cognitive abilities as people age.
August 28, 2013 | Story
Researchers Cheryl Kelly, PhD, MPH, and Michael R. Elliot, PhD, used an RWJF Active Living Research grant to study the impact of an improved built environment on children's activity levels in one St. Louis neighborhood.
August 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
Active Living Research is an ongoing program to identify environmental factors and policies that can substantially increase levels of physical activity and to provide policy-makers with evidence about how to create more activity-friendly communities.
August 7, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
A new report out from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, Inc. (HCI3) and RWJF makes a bold assertion: Financial incentives won’t fix our payment problems in health care.
August 1, 2013 | Journal Article
State physical education laws with specific time requirements may increase attendance in physical education classes and overall physical activity particularly among girls.