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2007 Conference Explores Ways of Creating a Healthier Media Environment for Children and Their Families
April 1, 2008 | Program Result
Common Sense Media and the Aspen Institute convened leaders in public health and education, policy-makers and media executives to explore ways of creating a healthier media environment for children and their families.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reconvenes Commission to Build a Healthier America
News Release
RWJF is reconvening the Commission to Build a Healthier America to provide new guidance in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities.
Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Adolescents benefit from having a friend whose parents are authoritative, even if their own are not.
Industry Efforts to Improve Nutrition and Marketing for Children's Cereals Yield Mixed Results
News Release
The first Cereal FACTS study was released in 2009, and found that least healthy cereals were those most frequently and aggressively marketed directly to children as young as age 2.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
May 10, 2013 | Feature/Infographic
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effective innovative interventions.
Early Childhood Experiences and Health
March 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief examines how social and economic conditions shape children's health.
Industry Efforts to Improve Nutrition and Marketing for Children's Cereals Yield Mixed Results
June 22, 2012 | News Release
The first Cereal FACTS study was released in 2009, and found that least healthy cereals were those most frequently and aggressively marketed directly to children as young as age 2.
Social Impact 100 Index
November 27, 2012 | Grant/Feature
Ten grantees from the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio at RWJF have been named to the Social Impact Exchange's S&I 100, an index of the top nonprofits having a positive impact on America's most pressing social issues.
Healthy Babies Minnesota: A Q&A with State Health Officer Edward Ehlinger
January 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Healthy Babies Minnesota is an umbrella of activities aimed at using prenatal and first-year initiatives to make Minnesotans healthier throughout their lives. NewPublicHealth spoke with Edward Ehlinger, MD, the state’s commissioner of health, about ...
Improving the Health of All Americans by Focusing on the Early Years of Life
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A fact sheet from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America on the early years of life.