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.
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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.
For Gunshot Survivors, Wounds That Don't Heal
July 25, 2012 | Story
RWJF scholar examines how victims’ lives are disfigured, physically and ‘existentially,’ by the lingering effects of gunshot injuries.
Growing Up in Violent Communities
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Living in a low-conflict family is insufficient to protect girls from the negative effects of growing up in a violent community.
Association of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Body Mass Index
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Individuals who live in neighborhoods they perceive as unsafe have higher BMIs than those who live in neighborhoods where they feel safe.
Temperament as a Moderator of the Relation Between Neighborhood and Children's Adjustment
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Children vary in their sensitivity to neighborhood influences—good and bad.
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.
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.
Children's Development Depends on Nature, Nurture and the Interplay Between the Two, Study Finds
March 1, 2011 | Story
Research by RWJF Health & Society Scholar shows that fearful children are more vulnerable to the negative effects of growing up in "rough neighborhoods."