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April 2, 2012 | Journal Article
As several studies have shown, an association between periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), regular dental care may be an important strategy for reducing the burden of CKD.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Both government and private health care systems have engaged in efforts to improve quality, but the effect of these initiatives on racial and ethnic disparities has not been well studied.
January 20, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
A newly released study from RWJF Clinical Scholar (2009-2011) Lenard Lesser, M.D., finds that Medicare covers only a fraction of the preventive care services recommended by a government task force, and that health care reform should be able to mend ...
December 2, 2009 | Story
Michael Dulin finds Spanish speakers less likely to get colorectal cancer screenings.
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, MS, studied psychosocial factors and attitudes among African American men and how these affected their use of health care and trust in the medical system.
August 1, 2012 | News Release
RWJF Health & Society Scholar finds that losing sleep can reduce the effectiveness of vaccinations.
February 12, 2012 | Story
Alumni of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholar and fellow programs have a long and distinguished history of serving on the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
January 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
As we head into 2012, the Human Capital Blog asked Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) staff, program directors, scholars and grantees to share their New Year’s resolutions for our health care system, and what they think should be the priorities f ...
April 12, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined whether women giving birth in their teen years are more prone to overweight/obese status later in life.
May 15, 2012 | Report
This report summarizes the results of several studies comprising Year Three of an evaluation project assessing the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity. The evaluation measures trends in childhood obesity rates and ass ...