Childhood Obesity Program Area

RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Self-Help Manuals Cut Use of Unneeded Health Care Half of the Time

December 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Oregon Health Sciences University conducted a review of studies examining the effectiveness of providing patients with self-care manuals as a way to reduce unnecessary use of health care services.

Survey Assesses Strengths and Weakness of Service Agencies for the Elderly

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

In 2000, the National Council on the Aging conducted a survey among community service organizations concerning their health and social support programs for older adults.

Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth

May 28, 2010 | Program Result

Health e-Technologies supported research to evaluate the effectiveness of technological applications in improving health behaviors and chronic disease management and in enhancing patient-provider interactions.

Evaluating Programs to Get Sedentary Women to Increase Their Physical Activity Levels

June 1, 2006 | Program Result

The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., evaluated the extent to which Choose To Move and Jump Start, two print-based self-help interventions, increased physical activity among sedentary women.

Advice for General Practitioners in Using Behavior Change Interventions

January 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Center for the Advancement of Health conducted a study in 2000 on the current state of practice among physicians in intervening with patients using proven health behavior change strategies.