What's Next Health: Daniel Kraft
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Executive director of FutureMed, Daniel Kraft, MD, discusses approaches to "escape velocity" in health care.
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Estimated Energy Expenditures for School-Based Policies and Active Living
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study estimates the minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity various school and community policy changes could support among youth.
Reaching the Goal of 60 Minutes of Physical Activity for Children
February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
National experts recommend that children get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, but many children do not. This brief describes school and community strategies that can help kids be active.
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 ...
Supporting Physical Activity Outside of School Time
May 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Regular physical activity promotes important health benefits, reduces risk for obesity, and is linked to enhanced academic performance. National recommendations call for children and adolescents to be active for 60 minutes a day. The U.S. Department ...
It's Spring and Allergy Season is Upon Us. Is our Primary Care Workforce Ready to Meet Patient Needs?
March 28, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
We are so pleased to be partnering with Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, Director of the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation at Group Health Research Institute and Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, senior vice president and clinical director of the Community He ...
New RWJF Program Will Study How to Use Primary Care Workforce More Effectively
March 8, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) yesterday announced the launch of a new program designed to make primary care more accessible and effective by identifying practices that maximize the services of the primary care workforce. The Primary Care ...
The Web-Based Health Equity and Prevention Primer Project
November 24, 2010 | Program Result Report
Staff at the Prevention Institute developed the Web-based Health Equity and Prevention Primer, which trains public health practitioners to advocate for public policies that reverse the environmental causes of health disparities.
Law Suit Against Tobacco Companies Joined by Public Health Intervenors
October 8, 2010 | Program Result Report
From November 2005 to March 2010, the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund led a coalition of six tobacco control groups named as "public health intervenors" in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against tobacco companies.
Most Leaders in Health Care Continue to Be White Males, Research Finds
April 15, 2010 | Program Result Report
Through surveys in 2006 and 2009, the Lewin Group tracked the characteristics of people in key leadership positions in health and health care in the United States, focusing especially on changes in the percentages of women and underrepresented minorities.