Violence Prevention
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.
Behavior Change
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Video Game Training Enhances Cognitive Control in Older Adults
September 5, 2013 | Journal Article
A custom-designed video game can assess cognitive abilities over time and improve cognitive abilities as people age.
Does the 'Built Environment' Affect Children's Activity Levels?
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.
How Carrots and Sticks May Break Our Bones—and the Bank
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.
Thank You for Your Health
July 30, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
As we seek to create a culture where health is embraced by all, maybe this simple expression of gratitude will show that the door to a culture of health needs to be held open wide to all.
Adolescent Exergame Play for Weight Loss and Psychosocial Improvement
June 14, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines the use of exergames, (i.e., video games that require gross motor skills), to combat growing adolescent obesity rates. It is the first study to demonstrate weight loss from exergame play. Recruited from an urban public high schoo ...
User-Centric Innovation
July 10, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Innovation is often associated with “big ideas” – but sometimes, small changes are the biggest ideas of all, especially when they’re based on paying close attention to the end user.
Weight Change and Depression Among U.S. Young Women During the Transition to Adulthood
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
In adolescent females, weight gain and obesity were risk factors for depression onset during the transition to adulthood according to research findings.
Social Media Could Revolutionize Behavioral Health Science
May 29, 2013 | Story
Online communities offer new ways to study how social influences affect health-related behaviors, RWJF scholar finds.
What’s Next Health: Whom Do We Trust?
May 28, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
What’s Next Health talks with leading thinkers with big ideas about the future of health and healthcare. In this post, danah boyd, senior researcher at Microsoft Research, shares the contradictions and conundrums of living in a networked society.