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June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined whether the mean number of calories purchased by consumers decreased after the regulation to include caloric information on menus was implemented.
April 2, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined two incentive designs—an individual—and a group-based design—promoting weight loss among 105 obese employees at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
December 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
August 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
National Program
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships is an innovative approach to preventing teen dating violence and abuse by teaching 11 to 4 year-olds about healthy relationships.
May 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This essay examines how healthy behavior is encouraged in the United States, and in particular the use of the "carrot" or "stick" approach that rewards or penalizes individuals for certain actions. The author concludes a third way may be preferable.
January 30, 2013 | National Program
Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
Researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School developed and conducted a preliminary survey of participants in the RWJF national program Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks.
August 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Center for the Advancement of Health conducted a study of the availability and integration of health behavior change programs in managed care.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A harm-reduction model where the marketing is handled by a nonprofit entity is needed to align with the goals of reducing tobacco-related harm.