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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.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Marks 40 Years: Board Approves Over $400 Million for Improving Health in 2013

November 1, 2012 | News Release

Funding focused on three interrelated areas, including prevention, costs, access, and workforce issues.

Improving Health Services Research

October 29, 2012 | Program Result Report

From 2006 to 2010, AcademyHealth hosted health policy conferences, research meetings, and sessions on state-level research and policy to build and support the field of health services research and its application to health policy.

To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XV

October 1, 2012 | Book

This volume of the Anthology marks the 40th anniversary of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as a national philanthropy. This issue offers the reader a comprehensive view of the Foundation and its work over the past four decades.

RWJF Anthologies

September 17, 2012 | Book

This book series provides an in-depth look into the Foundation's work improving the nation's health and health care.

Grantee Discovers New Frontier in Sickle Cell Research

January 29, 2012 | Story

Key proteins hold promise of less toxic, more effective treatments for sickle cell anemia.

Highlights from Weight of the Nation Conference

May 10, 2012 | Story

Leaders report signs of progress, call for collaboration and more intensive efforts to address disparities.

Grantees Advance New Era for United States Preventive Services Task Force

February 12, 2012 | Story

Alumni of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholar and fellow programs have a long and distinguished history of serving on the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

MyHeartMap Challenge: Mapping Life-Saving Defibrillators in Philadelphia

January 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

The person or group who photographs the most Philadelphia AEDs in the next six weeks has the opportunity to win a $10,000 grand prize. We will also award $50 prizes for individuals/teams that submit data about select “golden” AEDs. Using the informa ...

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.

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