RWJF Nursing Programs

Feature

Learn more about the nursing programs supported by RWJF.

Prevention

Topic

Research has shown that investing in prevention is one of the most effective ways to improve health and reduce health care costs.

A Smart Investment

essay in the Atlantic We Must Focus On Preventing Disease If We Want Our Nation To Thrive Investing more in community- based prevention will be critical for the nation to prevent illness and control costs, argues RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo- ...

Reaching Beyond Health and Health Care

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to address health and health care problems at their roots – where we live, learn, work, and play – with a team of dedicated people and organizations.

Good For Business

Employers are finding that workplace wellness programs can make sense for the health of employees – and for the bottom line. At the same time, there is debate over how best to structure wellness programs. Should programs offer “carrots”— financial r ...

Tobacco

Topic

Tobacco cessation. Various methods used to quit tobacco—includes counseling patients to stop smoking or using spit tobacco, quitlines, and prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Accreditation

Topic

Public health departments play a critical role in our everyday lives, but until recently there was no nationwide system to ensure their quality and accountability. Accreditation establishes rigorous, measurable standards for quality and performance.

Health Impact Assessments

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Health impact assessments identify how policies in non-health sectors could affect and might be used to improve people's health.

Competitive Foods

The foods and beverages schools offer outside of meal programs are often called competitive foods because they compete with school meals for students' spending.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity

National Program

To catalyze and support policy and environmental change projects to promote children's physical activity and healthy eating, especially in lower-income and racial/ethnic communities at greatest risk.