Adverse Childhood Experiences
May 10, 2013 | Feature/Infographic
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effective innovative interventions.
Risky Behavior
You are now viewing 1 - 10 of 281 results
Sort results by:
The Politics of HPV Vaccination Policy Formation in the United States
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This research focuses on the perception of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a program requiring policy action, and the political forces and environments surrounding it.
Building Infrastructure to Document the U.S. Food Stream
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This commentary praises the detailed work of the article “Food Companies’ Calorie-Reduction Pledges to Improve U.S. Diet," which describes the independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) pledge to remove 1.5 trillion calories a year from the marketplace by the end of 2015.
Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Adolescents benefit from having a friend whose parents are authoritative, even if their own are not.
New Jersey's HIV Exposure Law and the HIV-Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Sexual and Seropositive Status Disclosure Behaviors of Persons Living with HIV
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A study of associations between HIV-positive people’s awareness of New Jersey’s HIV exposure law and their HIV-related attitudes, beliefs and seropositive disclosure behaviors found that awareness of the law had little effect on the disclosure behavior of HIV-positive individuals.
Continued Increases in the Relative Risk of Death From Smoking
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An examination of the changes in relative risk of death among current and former smokers over recent decades in the United States found that the contribution of smoking to national mortality is not declining as quickly as might be expected, considering the decreasing national rate of smoking.
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
September 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas examines the ways that the gambling industry has designed gambling machines that encourage addiction.
Forward Promise
September 17, 2012 | National Program
Forward Promise is a new initiative focused on improving the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color.
Forward Promise Overview
September 17, 2012 | Story
Forward Promise is an initiative to improve the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged young men of color
Better Futures Enterprises
September 10, 2012 | Grantee
A model that improves the lives of high-risk men by connecting them with the resources they need—housing, jobs, healthcare, and a supportive community.