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May 23, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Robert Faherty, VP and Commissioner of the Babe Ruth League, about what the league in particular—and youth sports in general—are doing to improve the prevention of and response to traumatic brain injuries.
May 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
By “practicing” with medical simulation and by interacting with culturally diverse standardized patients, students and residents can develop cultural competency skills.
May 23, 2013 | New Public Health Post
As school winds down and camps and sports prepare for the summer season, a new study funded by RWJF and published in the American Journal of Public Health on sports-related traumatic brain injuries in youth sports, is generating deserved attention.
May 23, 2013 | New Public Health Post
USDA and HUD Offer Housing Help for People Affected by the Tornadoes in Oklahoma - New CDC Campaign Encourages Smokers to Talk with their Doctor about Quitting - DOT 2013 ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign Focuses on Night Time Driving
May 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni and grantees.
May 23, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
What if more health and health care providers were truly consumer-focused? What if more providers focused on creating an open, transparent, two-way flow of information with those they serve?
May 22, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Baltimore public schools are receiving a new $1 billion infrastructure investment, the first funding the school district has seen to actually build new schools in almost 40 years.
May 22, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Supporting SNAP is both the right thing to do and the smart thing to do, writes RWJF Vice President James S. Marks in an op-ed in the Huffington Post.
May 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in all of the health professions and women—especially women of color—are underrepresented in health care leadership positions.
May 22, 2013 | New Public Health Post
March of Dimes Establishes Research Collaborative on Causes of Preterm Births - House, Senate Consider Cuts to SNAP in Farm Bill Reauthorization - CDC: High Rates of Unhealthy Behavior Persist