Public Health News Roundup: May 9
May 9, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Public Health News Roundup: May 9
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Nurse On-Call: The Boston Marathon Bombings
May 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"I saw the worst and the best of humanity in one week," Carolyn Hayes writes. "I want to make sure my nurse colleagues know how proud I was to be among them and how grateful I am to be a nurse. That week, I was especially proud to be a Boston nurse."
Expanding the Teaching Capacity of Nurse Faculty
May 9, 2013 | Story
Annual meeting of Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education program focuses on research to inform strategies to recruit and prepare new nurse faculty.
Groundbreaking RWJF-Funded Nursing Research
May 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Read about the many RWJF-supported nurses who have made groundbreaking discoveries in health care quality and innovation.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation Award $700,000 in Community Health Grants to National Business Coalition on Health Members
May 9, 2013 | Grant/News Release
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation are awarding $700,000 in community health grants to nine National Business Coalition on Health member coalitions.
In the Search for Pioneering Ideas, Start With Other Fields
May 9, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Behavioral economics is one of a range of disciplines and research fields RWJF is exploring to shed new insight on persistent, perplexing health and health care problems.
More Nursing on RWJF.org, May 2013
May 8, 2013 | Story
National Nurses Week, Action Coalitions speak out, and more.
Unhealthy Food Ads Dominate Spanish TV Shows for Kids
May 8, 2013 | News Release
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, according to a new study.
Transparency in Health Care Pricing
May 8, 2013 | Feature
Newly released federal data shows pricing for common inpatient procedures varies greatly, and allows consumers to see how hospital charges in their area compare nationally and regionally for the same procedure.
Public Health Law Research: Zoning for Walkability
May 8, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Municipal mixed-use zoning is a public health strategy to create more walkable neighborhoods by creating integrated, un-siloed access to daily activities. A recent study evaluated municipal zoning ordinances to see whether they improved walkability.