Alice Rivlin
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Alice M. Rivlin, PhD – Co-Chair of the Commission to Build a Healthier America
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America's Health Starts with Healthy Children
October 1, 2008 | Chart
This chartbook from the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America focuses on the health of children to explore whether we are reaching our full health potential as a nation and in every state.
Angela Glover Blackwell
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Meet Angela Glover Blackwell, one of the Commissioners for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America
Anne Warhover
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Meet Anne Warhover, one of the Commissioners for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America.
An Overview of Cost-Benefit Evaluations
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
A 1998 Rand study estimated that the nurse home visitation intervention as demonstrated in Elmira, N.Y., would save $4 in governmental spending for each $1 in program costs directed at high-risk families.
Associations of Early Life Risk Factors with Infant Sleep Duration
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article reports risk factors for reduced sleep during infancy the authors analyzed a range of variables including maternal characteristics (e.g. education, household income), race/ethnicity, and parenting choices (e.g. television viewing or attending daycare).
Campaign that Asks "Is it Good for the Children?" Prompts Changes in Kansas City
August 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Partnership for Children developed a campaign to mobilize community support for children and youth in Greater Kansas City.
Carole Simpson
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Meet Carole Simpson, one of the Commissioners for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America.
Child-Care Settings Before Kindergarten are Related to Kids' Obesity
March 22, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers found that children in family, friend and neighbor care the year before kindergarten were more likely to be obese at the start of kindergarten than children in parent care.
Child FIRST Develops an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention
February 5, 2013 | Program Result
Child FIRST is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.