The Workplace and Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—with National Public Radio and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—conducted a poll of working adults in 2016 to examine their perception of health in the workplace. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - July 11, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health Tags: Public and Community Health National Source Type: news

Wanted: Creative Research—From Any Field—Revealing What Makes Everyone In America Healthier
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation wants to fund your best ideas and most rigorous study designs to help us learn what works to promote the health of everyone in America. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - July 6, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Gibbons Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Wanted: Creative Research—From Any Field—Revealing What Makes Americans Healthier
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation wants to fund your best ideas and most rigorous study designs to help us learn what works to promote the health of everyone in America. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - July 6, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Claire Gibbons Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Can Virtual Reality Make Us More Empathetic?
Virtual reality is a promising tool beyond the realm of entertainment. Jeremy Bailenson and his team of Stanford researchers are using virtual reality to cultivate empathy for the homeless. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - June 29, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Deborah Bae Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Self-Healing Communities
A comprehensive model of building community capacity in Washington helped make dramatic reductions in rates of health and social problems. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - June 29, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Porter L Tags: Social Determinants of Health Public and Community Health National Source Type: news

Communities Are Using a Powerful Tool to Journey Toward Better Health
Data is a powerful tool in any community’s work to build a Culture of Health. Here are three ways communities, including those that have won the foundation’s annual Culture of Health Prize, put data to good use. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - June 27, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Kate Konkle Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

The Impact of Climate Change on Health and Equity
Climate change is here, and the people at greatest risk of serious harm from climate change related events include children, the elderly, people with chronic health conditions, the economically marginalized and communities of color. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - June 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Alonzo L. Plough Tags: Health Disparities Public and Community Health National Source Type: news

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 2016 Sports Award Finalists
The 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award announces its 12 finalists. The award recognizes innovative and influential approaches to using sports to make communities healthier places to live. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 25, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Joining Forces to Build Momentum
In her 2016 Annual Message, President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, shares how RWJF is working alongside many others to build a national Culture of Health. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 20, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: news

It's Time to Reframe How We Think About Education and Health
Kids spend more time at school than anywhere outside their homes, making schools where we have the greatest chance of improving kids' health trajectory through physical, social and emotional development. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Kristin Schubert Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Reinvestment Fund and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award $3 Million Across 50 Mid-Size U.S. Cities to Improve Health in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Reinvestment Fund and RWJF announce $3 million in awards across 50 mid-size cities in 31 states for Invest Health, an initiative aimed at transforming how city leaders work together to help low-income communities thrive. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Social Determinants of Health Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Ten Philanthropies Will Help Flint Recover and Rise from Water Crisis
Ten foundations plan to commit nearly $125 million and combine efforts to help Flint, Michigan recover and rise from its water crisis. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 11, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Source Type: news

Why Healthy Communities Matter to Business
This issue brief highlights why businesses should care about the health of their communities, outlines ways employers can get involved with community health improvement, and offers local examples of success. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Social Determinants of Health Source Type: news

Nation’s Preparedness For Public Health Emergencies Is Improving, 2016 Index Shows
An annual assessment of the National Health Security Preparedness Index shows the nation is relatively well-prepared for managing an emergency, although performance on some measures in specific states can be improved. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - April 26, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tags: Public and Community Health Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Source Type: news

Can Sports Help Young People Heal From Trauma?
Playing sports as a child can be a source of healing, especially for children have experienced trauma. Doc Wayne fuse emotional and behavioral therapy to its sports program to improve the mental and overall health of children in Boston. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - April 11, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: David S. Cohen Tags: Public and Community Health Mental and Emotional Well-Being Children (6-10 years) Children (0-5 years) Adolescents (11-18 years) Source Type: news