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July 12, 2012 | Story
Walter Zelman, director of the public health department at California State University, Los Angeles, tapped into Commission to Build a Healthier America research to inform students as they assessed local health concerns.
July 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Our staff at Success By 6 and our early childhood program partners gathered to assess the damage to child care centers to see if families, child care providers or owners had housing, mental health or financial needs in the five counties that we work ...
February 16, 2011 | Story
New research by RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar H. Shonna Yin establishes baseline for evaluating industry compliance with new FDA guidelines.
February 28, 2002 | Story
To Dr. Arlene Goldsmith, anyone can become a leader, provided they are driven, have a personality that is open and engaging, and a passionate commitment to the work they do.
November 26, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the physical and social sleep environment of socioeconomically disadvantaged postpartum women at two, four, and eight weeks postpartum. Perceived awakenings, select sleep hygiene practices, bed sharing, and reasons for sleep disruption were explored.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the effect of children on household indoor smoking policies. Since the primary source of secondhand smoke for children is in the home, it is important to understand how families with children address household smoking.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the frequency of harsh discipline of children across a range of countries and communities. Child abuse is a serious problem throughout the world, but comprehensive comparative information on child abuse is lacking.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Children vary in their sensitivity to neighborhood influences—good and bad.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
As a part of the Public Health Activities and Service Tracking study and in collaboration with partners in two Public Health Practice–Based Research Network states, we examined relationships between local health department (LHD) maternal and child h ...
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
When mothers of the most disadvantaged children participate in the community, their children's health improves, according to this analysis of an Indonesian longitudinal study of family health and welfare. This suggests community participation may be an important mechanism to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty.