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May 1, 2012 | Story
As we observe our 40th anniversary, our past achievements are a source of pride, but they also inspire us as we move toward greater accomplishments in the future.
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We Want to Know Your Thoughts about the TEDMED Great Challenges
April 10, 2012 | Story
The TEDMED conference brings together leaders from a wide array of medical and non-medical disciplines to explore the future of health and medicine.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Charles "Robin" Hogen New Vice President, Communications
March 27, 2012 | News Release
Hogen, whose experience includes having run a large corporate foundation, worked in public affairs and government affairs in the health care sector, and run his own communications consultancy.
Remembering "Maggie" Mahoney, RWJF Pioneer
December 27, 2011 | Story
Mahoney, RWJF’s first vice president in our days as a national institution, and later the first woman to head a major U.S. philanthropy as president of The Commonwealth Fund, passed away on December 22, after a long illness.
Adoption of Health Promotion Practices in a Cohort of US Physician Organizations
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An exploration of physician organizations' administrative changes and changes in health promotion practices found that physician organizations employ no standard set of health promotion practices, and that health promotion practices and organizational structure evolve over time.
Tribally-Driven HIV/AIDS Health Services Partnerships
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
HIV/AIDS prevention/treatement project described that combined medical, support and educational services for rural American Indian tribe.
A Medical Assistant-Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study, a randomized control trial in a practice-based research network, examines the effectiveness of using medical assistants (MAs) to identify and refer patients with risk behaviors to appropriate interventions.
A Community Intervention to Decrease Antibiotics Used for Self-Medication Among Latino Adults
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Self-medication with antibiotics obtained without a prescription (WORx) has substantial prevalence in Latino communities. An intervention to decrease misuse of antibiotics showed that focusing on education only might not be sufficient to address the problem.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Asthma Self-Management Support Comparing Clinic-Based Nurses and In-Home Community Health Workers
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Adding home health visits by community health workers for families already receiving in-clinic support from asthma nurses, gives their asthmatic children 24 more symptom-free days per year on average and also modestly improves quality of life for caregivers.
Web Site Helps Community Leaders Translate Research Into Behavior Changes Using the RE-AIM Framework
November 1, 2006 | Program Result
Between 2000 and 2005, researchers associated with the Behavior Change Consortium conducted a study designed to help move behavior change interventions from research settings into community settings.