Forward Promise: Updates and News
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The latest news and resources about Forward Promise, including updates from Program Officer Maisha Simmons.
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Father Absence and Child Well-Being
October 1, 2002 | Report
A Critical Review.
Evaluating the Impact of New Beverage Nutrition Standards in Licensed Childcare in California
March 1, 2013 | Report/Evaluation
California’s Healthy Beverages in Childcare Act was implemented in January 2012 to regulate beverages in licensed childcare centers. This report measures the impact of the policy on childcare practices.
School District Wellness Policies
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Grantmaking and Collaboration in the State
November 1, 2012 | Report
A report describes recent programs RWJF supports, and how RWJF’s grantmaking in the state has become more strategic and collaborative.
Keeping Kids Covered: Number of Children with Health Coverage Increases During Economic Downturn
August 29, 2012 | Report
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased subst ...
Do All Children Have Places to be Active?
May 1, 2012 | Report
Research shows that lower-income and racial and ethnic minority people tend to live in neighborhoods with fewer and poorer quality sidewalks, fewer parks and open spaces, and more crime, social disorder and traffic. These environmental and social fa ...
State-Level Variation in Children¿s Health Insurance
October 1, 2010 | Report
Experts at the University of Minnesota’s State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) analyzed the 2008 ACS data and found significant variations, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family income.
Barely Hanging On
March 1, 2010 | Report
The report examines the tremendous toll on people's ability to afford health insurance and employers' capacity to offer it.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Public Perception Index
December 1, 2009 | Report
Americans' confidence in their ability to afford future care and maintain coverage fell in December.