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| Nov 29, 2007 |
New Study: Hospitalizations Related to Superbug Infections Double Over Six Years
Hospitalizations related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections more than doubled, from 127,000 to nearly 280,000, between 1999 and 2005, according to a new study in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious... |
| Nov 19, 2007 |
Three Winners Announced in Competition to Discover Innovative Video and Computer Games That Improve Health and Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Ashoka's Changemakers co-sponsored the competition to discover innovative computer, video and mobile games to help people manage their health and improve how their health care is provided. |
| Nov 12, 2007 |
$8.25-Million Research Program to Investigate Design Strategies and Benefits of Interactive Games to Improve Health and Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today launched Health Games Research, a new national program to support research to enhance the quality and effectiveness of interactive games that are used to improve health. The $8.25-million grant builds on... |
| Oct 29, 2007 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $15.6-Million Grant to Apply Power of the Archimedes Model to Critical Health Care Decisions
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a five-year, $15.6-million grant to Archimedes, Inc., developer of a powerful, highly realistic simulation model of human physiology, diseases and health care systems. The Archimedes model enables health care... |
| Oct 4, 2007 |
Statement Regarding Microsoft's Announcement of New Services to Help People Store Their Health Information Online
It is encouraging that companies like Microsoft, Google and other IT leaders plan to develop personal health record (PHR) products and systems that people can use to manage their health information securely, and we hope more companies will follow suit. Having ready... |
| Sep 25, 2007 |
Program Helps Experts Design Personal Health Records of the Future
Nine teams made up of technology designers, health experts, researchers and others are advancing the next generation of personal health records (PHRs). The teams are designing practical applications for PHRs that go beyond simply storing medical records, and are... |
| Sep 18, 2007 |
HopeLab Launches 'Ruckus Nation,' a Competition Seeking Great Ideas to Get Kids Moving
HopeLab announced the launch of Ruckus Nation, an international online idea competition to get kids moving. People of all ages are invited to submit ideas for new products that will increase physical activity in kids. More than $300,000 in prizes will be awarded,... |
| Sep 10, 2007 |
Three Winners Announced in Competition to Discover Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
Three projects that offer new ways to deliver health care services have won a unique competition focused on disruptive innovations in health and health care. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Ashoka's Changemakers, the competition... |
| Aug 20, 2007 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Winners of 2007 Games for Health Competition
Today the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced its 2007 Games for Health Competition winners, who each uniquely applied an interactive computer or video game-based solution to a specific health problem. Entries were judged and a total of $30,000 was... |
| Jul 17, 2007 |
New Competition Seeks Innovative Ideas for How Video and Computer Games Can Improve Health and Health Care
A new competition seeks novel ways that video and computer games can be used to help people manage their health and improve how their care is provided. The online competition, "Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care," is sponsored by... |
| Jun 23, 2007 |
The Sports Philanthropy Project and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Give Memphis Grizzlies and Jamie Moyer's Foundation Awards for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy
In celebration of the many ways that sports improve people's lives and strengthen communities, the Sports Philanthropy Project (SPP) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation and the foundation launched by... |
| May 17, 2007 |
'Men Can Stop Rape' is U.S. Winner in Competition to Identify World's Most Innovative Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
The violence prevention community has selected three winners in the "No Private Matter! Ending Abuse in Intimate and Family Relations" collaborative competition, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), in partnership with Changemakers. A panel of... |
| May 7, 2007 |
New Competition Seeks Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
A competition has launched to find disruptive innovations that could dramatically reshape the health and health care marketplace. The online competition, "Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care-Solutions People Want," is sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio... |
| Apr 11, 2007 |
Common Good Launches New State Action Project With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Support
Common Good, the nonpartisan legal reform coalition, is launching a new State Action Project to solidify state-level interest in pursuing pilot projects to create health courts or administrative compensation systems for resolving medical injury litigation. The... |
| Mar 22, 2007 |
Incentives Essential to Ease Antibiotic Resistance Crisis
A new report by prominent economists and scientists identifies market and regulatory incentives as crucial to combat a growing public health crisis—the escalating resistance of many infection-causing bacteria to traditional antibiotic treatments.... |
| Mar 1, 2007 |
Influenza Prediction Market to Help Strengthen Early Warning System for U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak
To prepare for a bird flu pandemic, the University of Iowa today unveiled a new tool to help public health officials better predict when the disease will strike and plan ways to stem its effects. Through a unique collaboration among the University's Colleges of... |
| Feb 20, 2007 |
Common Good and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Expand Initiative to Promote Health Courts
Common Good, the national nonpartisan legal reform coalition, has been awarded a two-year grant of nearly $1 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to promote the creation of special health courts to handle medical injury disputes in six states. The... |
| Jan 26, 2007 |
Researchers Call For Rapid Learning Through Electronic Health Records to Advance Medical Knowledge, Improve Care
Data gathered in electronic health records on the experience of millions of patients have the potential to dramatically accelerate clinical research and provide the nation with timely, urgently needed knowledge about the value of new medical technologies,... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Charles D. Ellis Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of internationally prominent investment advisor Charles D. Ellis, Ph.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Ellis joins an existing group of 15 board members who... |
| Jan 19, 2007 |
Allan S. Bufferd Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of renowned investment advisor and manager Allan S. Bufferd to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Bufferd joins an existing group of 15 board members from a wide array of... |
| Jan 17, 2007 |
New Competition to Showcase World's Most Innovative Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
An unprecedented competition to find innovative solutions to the domestic violence that plagues families and communities in the United States and around the world begins this week. The competition, |