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Living By Numbers

On October 15 and 16 in New York City, WIRED and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will launch a new conversation on the future of health care with 200 expert leaders from the worlds of medicine, science, technology, and business at the WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers.

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The reduction in ED use and hospitalization among users of a diabetes management app

I can envision a time when all patients, not just the technologically savvy, have access to data to help them take better care of themselves, or a time when public health officials can visualize data in new ways to identify and address potential public health problems.”

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD                  RWJF President and CEO

Research teams from RWJF-funded Project HealthDesign have demonstrated the clear potential for improving health care delivery and outcomes—as well as patient engagement—through the use of personal technology.

What do these cities and states have in common?

Philadelphia, NYC, Mississippi, and California all have shown recent declines in childhood obesity rates. Promoting healthy eating and physical activity in schools and communities has helped make a difference.

Learn how these cities and states are fighting childhood obesity

Philadelphia

-4.7%
2006-2010, Grades K-12

New York City

-5.5%
2006-2011, Grades K-8

Mississippi

-13.3%
2005-2011, Grades K-5

California

-1.1%
2005-2010, Grades 5, 7, & 9
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Reversing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Signs of Progress

While many cities and states are working to address childhood obesity, Philadelphia, New York City, Mississippi, and California have emerged as leaders. These places are making sweeping changes to  make healthy foods available in schools and communities and integrate physical activity into people's daily lives. To date, Philadelphia is the only place that has reported making major progress to reduce disparities among African American and Hispanic youths.

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25%

of U.S. high school students could buy regular soda in 2010-11, down from 54% in 2006-07

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Whether it’s working to combat the growing childhood obesity epidemic, improve health care quality, cover the uninsured or establish the importance of prevention, RWJF is committed to providing policy-makers with the tools and information they need to address the pressing health and health care issues facing the nation.

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One core mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to provide those who are working to shape this nation’s health and health care with the unbiased, evidence-based information that they need to make sound decisions.”

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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