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September 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
RWJF.org recently pulled together a collection of resources on “adverse childhood experiences”—how common they are and what they can mean for the adults those traumatized children become.
September 27, 2013 | Story/Grantee
USA Today Profiles Violence Prevention as Urgent Health Priority
September 18, 2013 | Report
This report provides findings on the adverse childhood experiences of Philadelphia residents.
September 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Child safety seats reduce the risk of death in passenger cars by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for kids ages 1 to 4, according to the CDC. For children ages 4 to 8, booster seats cut the risk of serious injury by 45 percent.
September 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post
“A Public Health Approach to Bullying Prevention,” a new book from the American Public Health Association, is a welcome addition as the school year starts back up and a resource to help stem the problem of bullying at school.
July 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A new approach that aligns everyday public health with emergency preparedness through community resilience.
June 21, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Low incomes, subpar education, and often race and ethnicity, combine to create a conspiracy against health.
June 20, 2013 | New Public Health Post
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America is reconvening to discuss the link between the needs of children in early childhood and improving community health.
June 10, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
The stress and limitations that often accompany childhood poverty can influence children’s life trajectories, change their dispositions, blunt their brain development, and even alter their genes.
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
Reducing and eventually eliminating childhood lead exposure through local policy innovations, is the main objective of this study.