Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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How Can Wellness Programs Save Employers Money While Making Employees Healthier and More Productive?
August 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Increasingly, employers are complementing health insurance benefits by offering wellness programs that help improve employee health and productivity, lower health care costs, and boost the bottom line.
Four Decades of Social Change
February 5, 2012 | Feature
So what is a Force Multiplier? It is a program, a policy, an approach to a challenge that dramatically increasesor multiplieseffectiveness or impact. It is about nurturing a seedling of a great idea to grow a forest of far-reaching outcomes.
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.
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.
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).
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.
RWJF Scholars Elected to Institute of Medicine
November 8, 2010 | Story
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar named 2010 Institute of Medicine 'Anniversary Fellow.'
Low Calorie Dieting Increases Cortisol
May 5, 2010 | Journal Article
Dieting may cause increases in psychological and biochemical indicators of stress, leading individuals to regain weight over the long term. This study investigated whether the monitoring and restricting aspects of dieting triggered elevated cortisol levels and psychological stress.
The Healthy Lifestyle Change Program
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a pilot program to improve the lifestyle of adults with developmental disabilities. Researchers found that participants lost weight, increased physical activity and improved community involvement.