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Supporting Research and Creating Community Coalitions

December 18, 2009 | Report

A Case Study of how the College Alcohol Study, A Matter of Degree, and Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions Built Community Coalitions in Response to Adolescent and College Student Alcohol Use.

Is Attending A Selective College Good for Your Health?

September 26, 2011 | Book

A study by RWJF scholars finds that students at selective colleges and universities are less likely to smoke cigarettes, use marijuana and be overweight, but slightly more likely than other college students to binge drink.

Clinical Scholars Program Alum Tapped to Become College President

March 15, 2010 | Story

Raynard Kington takes on new role as the next president of Iowa's Grinnell College.

Baylor College of Medicine to Provide a Bioscience and Society Course Online for Credit to All Undergraduate Students

July 27, 2009 | Program Result

Baylor College of Medicine is using the Internet to provide learning opportunities usually available only at top-tier colleges and universities.

Harvard Summer Program Preps American Indians for College

June 1, 2004 | Program Result

In June-July of 2003, the Native American High School Summer Programs at Harvard Medical School brought Native American students and teachers to Harvard for a three-week program.

College Students (Finally) Get a Sex Education Guide Tailored for Them

November 1, 2000 | Program Result

The New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education developed a manual on safe sexual health practices for college students, covering topics such as the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Summer in the City

March 1, 2002 | Program Result

Duke University supported four premedical students to work as summer interns in community-based health clinics across the country.

Many Colleges Banning Smoking on Campus

October 3, 2012 | New Public Health Post

Public health experts hope high school juniors and seniors will add another question to their list as they begin to visit colleges this year: is the campus smoke free? According to the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative—launched last month at th ...

A Policy Impact Analysis of the Mandatory NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screening Program

February 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study estimated the impact of a mandatory screening policy for Division I athletes implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on both the identification of sickle cell carriers and prevention of sudden death.

Health Professions Partnership Initiative

National Program

Program, co-sponsored with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to address long-standing under-representation in the health professions of certain racial/ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

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