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Survey Finds Few Practices in RWJF Research Network Provide Services to Their Patients on Adopting Healthy Lifestyles

June 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

Researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School developed and conducted a preliminary survey of participants in the RWJF national program Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks.

Diverse Groups Create Road Map for Healthier Lifestyles

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Medford, Mass., on behalf of the Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living, held a two-day summit on healthy eating and active living in Washington on April 25-26, 2000.

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.

Building Advocacy for Policy Change to Improve the Nation's Health

March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) worked with a coalition of public health, business, and other partners to build consensus for a modernized public health system and to inform the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Joint Campaign for Clean Indoor and Outdoor Air Scores Victories in South Carolina

August 2, 2012 | Program Result Report

The South Carolina African American Tobacco Control Network worked with the Coastal Conservation League to promote indoor and outdoor clean air policies. Tobacco Policy Change, an RWJF national program, funded the project.

Ranking the Healthiest Counties for Kids

June 13, 2013 | Culture of Health Post

How the County Health Rankings helped US News size up children's hospitals.

Wellness Programs: Benefits Pending

June 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post

A briefing co-sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examined the financial and health improvement value of workplace wellness programs.

Menu Labeling Regulations and Calories Purchased at Chain Restaurants

June 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This study examined whether the mean number of calories purchased by consumers decreased after the regulation to include caloric information on menus was implemented.

Keeping an Eye on Hospital Hand Washing

May 31, 2013 | New Public Health Post

According to a recent article in the New York Times, hospitals are working on inventive ways to increase hand washing and stop the spread of germs that can kill hospitalized patients.

Social Media and the Science of Health Behavior

May 28, 2013 | Journal Article

Online technologies allow researchers to study the adoption of behaviors—and develop strategies for promoting healthy ones.

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