Healthy Schools Program Forum
August 6, 2009 | Book
Honors from the 2009 Awards Program.
Schools Pre-K Through 12
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Children's Health and Children's Schools
January 1, 2005 | Book
School-based health care represents one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) most sustained, if lesser-known, commitments. The Foundation's interest in advancing school-based health care dates back to 1972, when the newly established natio ...
Playworks/Sports4Kids
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Carolyn Newbergh tells the story of a promising program that emerged from a conversation between an activist trying to raise money for a children's art museum and an Oakland elementary school principal who, concerned about making recess less unruly, asked why nobody was doing anything about bringing play back onto the playground.
Caring Across Communities
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the author, Will Bunch, describes RWJF's Caring Across Communities program and the different approaches adopted by its grantees in 15 communities Bunch examines lessons that have emerged from the program.
The College Alcohol Study
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Lee Green, a California-based freelance writer and journalist, tells the story of the College Alcohol Study and of Henry Wechsler, the Harvard researcher who developed and conducted the series of surveys that make up the College Alcohol Study.
The Role of Self-Efficacy in Developing Women Leaders
November 1, 2009 | Book
In academic medicine, women take on fewer leadership roles than men. This essay describes experiences of women in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.
From Issues to Action
January 1, 2009 | Book
Nurse researchers share their knowledge and expertise on the connection between research and policy change.
Community-Based Dental Education
January 1, 2009 | Book
Paul Brodeur, a freelance journalist and frequent contributor to the Anthology series, concludes, although initiatives such as the Dental Pipeline Program can have a beneficial effect, the problem of poor oral health is so severe and the disparities so extensive that it will require a large infusion of public and private capital to have a significant impact.
Addressing the Complexities of Survey Research
January 1, 2009 | Book
This chapter of "Nursing Policy Research: Turning Evidence-Based Research into Health Policy" reviews the conceptual and practical issues related to conducting surveys, including development of the research topic and survey questions, maximizing data collection, and coping with common problems.
Free to Grow
January 1, 2006 | Book
Recommended Reading Evaluation of the Free to Grow Initiative: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities Executive Summary: Protecting Children from Substance Abuse Protecting Children from Substance Abuse: Lessons from Free to ...