Relation Between Optimism and Lipids in Midlife
February 25, 2013 | Journal Article
Optimism was positively correlated with HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, but was not associated with LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol.
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January 30, 2013
News and upcoming events from the Pioneer Portfolio.
A Quiet Revolution in Cardiovascular Health
April 11, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Dr. Darwin Labarthe, Positive Health researcher recently wrote an essay about the shift in the field of cardiology to focus on building cardiovascular health—beyond just preventing heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular events.
Don’t Be a Jerk: To Manage Big Change, Help Preserve the Precious Past
November 16, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Mike Painter discusses his experience from a roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities.
Effects of Benefits and Harms on Older Persons' Willingness to Take Medication for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention
May 23, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of older people's willingness to take medication to prevent cardiovascular disease according to their assessment of the medication's benefits and harms found that their willingness to take a medication is predicated more on its harms than on its benefits.
Primary Care Clinicians' Experiences with Treatment Decision Making for Older Persons with Multiple Conditions
January 10, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of how primary care clinicians approach treatment decision-making for older patients with multiple diseases found that clinicians struggle with applying disease-specific guidelines and face a lack of resources and a variety of barriers to determining the ideal approach to care.
Do Facebook and Other Social Networks Influence Health and Behavior?
August 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
Health Care on the Internet
June 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
In 2000, Health Strategies Consultancy LLC identified opportunities and challenges in health information technology to guide grantmaking at RWJF.
Positive Health
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Building strengths to improve well-being and protect against illness.
Purpose in Life and Reduced Stroke in Older Adults
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
A higher rating of purpose in life was associated with a reduced likelihood of stroke during this study’s four-year follow-up.