Speaking with One Voice, Taking on Childhood Obesity
March 31, 2009 | Video
Seven men and women who have served as the nation's surgeon general come together to call for action.
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Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy
March 25, 2009 | Book
Based on their experience with childhood obesity legislation, state legislators and staffers identify key positive and negative factors in the political process to passing state laws on this topic, in this interview-based study included in a supplement to the Journal of Public Health Policy about the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
New Report Calls Food Safety System Antiquated, Calls for Reform
March 25, 2009 | News Release
The report calls for the immediate consolidation of food safety leadership within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ultimately the creation of a separate Food Safety Administration within HHS.
$19-Billion stimulus infusion good start, but researchers warn steep climb ahead to get hospitals to go digital.
March 25, 2009 | News Release/Video
Contrary to conventional wisdom, only a tiny fraction of U.S. hospitals have full health information technology (HIT) systems in place to improve how they deliver care, says the New England Journal of Medicine in the March 26 online edition.
Study Shows More People Go Without Health Coverage as Insurance Costs Outpace Income Eightfold
March 24, 2009 | News Release
What's happened in each state since the 1994 federal health reform debate is chronicled in a state-by-state analysis released during 'Cover the Uninsured Week.'
Special Obesity Issue of Milbank Quarterly
March 20, 2009 | Story
Policy-makers at the local, state and federal levels have many options for enacting policies that can help prevent obesity in schools and communities across the country, according to new research published in The Milbank Quarterly.
Start Strong Youth Leaders Speak about Teen Dating Violence Prevention on Oprah
March 12, 2009 | Story
The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence was one of 11 organizations selected to participate in the Start Strong initiative.
RWJF Launches $19 Million Public Health Law Research Program
March 11, 2009 | News Release
Temple University to manage program.
Midwestern and Southern States Receive Least Federal Funding for Disease Prevention
March 10, 2009 | News Release/Video
New report finds public health programs at risk during economic downturn.
The Need for Vigilance in Public Health
March 10, 2009 | Video
With some of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS, childhood obesity and infant mortality, Washington, D.C., is a city in need of strong investments in public health.