Vulnerable Populations newsroom
| Nov 19, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Grant Recipients for $18-Million Initiative to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced 11 grant recipients of an unprecedented four-year initiative, Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships, to create and evaluate new ways to prevent teen dating violence and abuse. |
| Oct 15, 2008 |
Convenience is Key to Adult Flu Vaccinations
More than 250 flu shot clinics will be taking place at or near polling sites as part of an innovative nonpartisan national public health strategy called Vote & Vax, sponsored by RWJF and SPARC. |
| Oct 8, 2008 |
New State-by-State Report Finds Shortfalls in Children's Health Tied to Parents' Income and Education
Across the country and within every state, there are substantial shortfalls in the health of children based on their family's income and education, says a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. The report is the... |
| Oct 8, 2008 |
Task Force Recommends Model Policies to Reclaim Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
A national task force released recommendations on how local, state and federal levels of government can reinvent the way they help young people in trouble with drugs, alcohol and crime. |
| Oct 2, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Holds Second Public Hearing Focused on How Physical and Social Conditions Impact Health
The Commission heard testimony from experts about how community, homes and neighborhoods shape health. |
| Sep 29, 2008 |
Texas Health Resources Receives Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Support Prevention of Family Violence
The grant was awarded to Harris Methodist Health Foundation, a part of the Texas Health Resources system that encourages philanthropic support to improve the health of the community. |
| Sep 17, 2008 |
Tag, You're Healthy!
RWJF makes $18-million investment in recess to improve children's health, learning at 650 low-income schools. |
| Jun 26, 2008 |
New Report Details Innovative Ways to Help Teens Struggling With Drugs, Alcohol and Crime
The Reclaiming Futures project directors have authored the report, How to Implement a Model to Get Youth Off Drugs and Out of Crime, based on six years of creating and testing new ways to help teens that enter the juvenile justice system and... |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Holds First Public Hearing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America heard testimony from more than a dozen experts in early life experiences and interventions at its first public hearing June 12, 2008. |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Anuncian a los Ganadores del Concurso Mundial para los que Laboran Transformarle la Vida a una Generación de Jóvenes
Concurso por Internet atrajo a cientos de participantes innovadores e impulsó un diálogo mundial. |