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| Nov 4, 2009 |
Nine Leading Research Teams Selected to Study How Digital Games Improve Players' Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced more than $1.85 million in grants for research that will offer unprecedented insight into how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors and outcomes. With funding from RWJF’s Health... |
| Oct 12, 2009 |
Kaiser Permanente "Biobank" Receives $25-Million Grant from National Institutes of Health
NIH awarded the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health and the University of California, San Francisco Institute for Human Genetics a $24.8-million grant to conduct an expansive genotyping project. |
| Aug 20, 2009 |
RWJF Grant Supports Innovative Telehealth Model for Bringing Specialty Care to Rural and Underserved America
RWJF announced the award of a three-year, $5-million grant to Project ECHO, a New Mexico program that uses evidence-based medicine and interactive technology to bring needed specialty care to patients suffering from serious, complex chronic conditions in rural and... |
| Jul 13, 2009 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Trustee, Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., Nominated for Surgeon General of the United States
Nominee praised for her expertise, credentials, judgment and passionate commitment to health care equity and social justice. |
| Jun 30, 2009 |
Health IT, Privacy, Medical and Design Leaders Join Committee Overseeing National Program to Forge Future of Personal Health Records
Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has announced additions to its national advisory committee. |
| Jun 23, 2009 |
Joan Ganz Cooney Center Identifies Video Games as a Potential Ally in Children's Health
A report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop specifies how increased national investment in research-based digital games can play a cost-effective and transformative role. |
| Jun 11, 2009 |
Fifth Annual Games for Health Conference Kicks Off in Boston
The Games for Health Project kicks off the 5th annual Games for Health Conference at the Boston Hyatt Harborside. |
| Jun 3, 2009 |
Three Winners Announced in Competition to Identify Nudges Leading to Better Health
Three winners announced in competition to identify "nudges" that help people make healthier choices |
| May 18, 2009 |
Patients Reveal a Willingness to Trade Hands-On Medical Care for Computer Consultations
Study reveals a willingness by patients to trade hands-on medical care for computer consultations and to give up some privacy to gain transparency, full access to medical records. |
| Apr 27, 2009 |
FasterCures Launches Philanthropy Advisory Service
FasterCures today announced the launch of the Philanthropy Advisory Service (PAS), an online information marketplace that aims to improve global access to medical solutions by increasing the flow of philanthropic support to nonprofit disease research... |
| Apr 7, 2009 |
New Funding Available to Explore Novel Use of Technologies that Improve Health
RWJF has issued a call for proposals involving the potential of “observations of daily living” to help patients and physicians better manage chronic illnesses. |
| Mar 20, 2009 |
CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up To 62 Percent
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Plexus Institute announced results from a multifaceted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention program that triggered significant reductions. |
| Feb 9, 2009 |
Online Competition Searches for 'Nudges' That Can Lead to Better Health
The Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a global search for individuals and institutions who help people make healthier choices for themselves and others. |
| Jan 15, 2009 |
Health Games Research Announces 2009 Call for Proposals
Health Games Research, an $8.25-million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio, announced its 2009 call for proposals. Health Games Research will award grants to researchers working to improve the quality of interactive... |