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Human Capital News Roundup: Medication errors affecting children with cancer, particulate matter, the needs of urban communities, and more.

May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.

Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence

May 1, 2013 | Story

As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.

Kansas City Ladder to Leadership Fellow Informs Community Health Through the Juvenile Justice System

April 10, 2013 | Story

Tracie McClendon-Cole was an accomplished lawyer, juvenile justice expert, and health equality advocate in Kansas City, Mo., when she became a Ladder to Leadership fellow to become an instrument of change in the community.

Scholars in Health Policy Research Reboots a Career

April 9, 2013 | Story

Economist Harold A. Pollack, PhD, studied the intersection of poverty and health policy as an RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research. His career focuses on the role of American social policy in improving the lives of vulnerable people.

Healing Newtown

March 27, 2013 | Story

A Clinical Scholar alumna leads work to strengthen Newtown’s mental health safety net and offers advice to other providers.

The Role of Community Safety in Obesity Prevention: Exploring How Exposure to Crime and Violence Affect Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

February 8, 2013 | Program Result

The connection between community safety and obesity prevention was the topic of an RWJF thought- leaders forum. This paper presents the main findings from the meeting for practitioners.

The Role of Community Safety in Obesity Prevention: Exploring How Exposure to Crime and Violence Affect Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

February 8, 2013 | Program Result

The connection between community safety and obesity prevention was the topic of an RWJF thought-leaders forum. This paper presents the main findings from the meeting for researchers.

Pathways to Outdoor Recreation, Physical Activity, and Delinquency Among Urban Latino Adolescents

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Individual-level factors, such as fear and perceptions of incivilities, among youth in neighborhoods with high crime rates may influence levels of physical activity and delinquency.

Child Abuse Pediatrics Chooses You

January 25, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Brendan T. Campbell, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and an alumnus of the RWJF Clinical Scholars program.

Gun Violence: Live Harvard School of Public Health Webcast Tomorrow

January 7, 2013 | New Public Health Post

Tuesday, January 8, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST, the Harvard School of Public Health, in collaboration with Reuters, will present an hour long live webcast on gun violence, in response to the too many recent gun massacres. The webcast is part of the ...

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