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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
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.
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.
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.
January 30, 2013 | National Program
Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result
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
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
Establishing performance standards for tobacco products is just one tool to reduce the death and disease caused by the use of these products.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Interest in reducing or eliminating tobacco-caused diseases is a common goal in tobacco control, but many experts hold different views on addition as a target of intervention.