Healthy relationships should also be free of violence. During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, learn more about an RWJF-supported program that fosters healthy teen dating.
Learn about Start Strong
Located in 11 cities across the country, Start Strong is creating a national learning community to help change the way young people view their dating relationships and what behaviors are healthy and acceptable.
of high school students experience physical dating violence (source: YRBSS) #TDVAM
The scenario is far too common: patients go home from the hospital, problems arise, and they are back just days or weeks later. These often-preventable readmissions are the focus of RWJF's initiative: Care About Your Care.
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On February 13, RWJF joined NBC News' Nancy Snyderman, MacArthur "genius" Eric Coleman, nursing leader Mary Naylor, and others to discuss what works to improve transitions from hospital to home.
Barbara, a 44-year-old from New York, returned to the hospital two days after discharge because she couldn't manage her diabetes. RWJF spoke to 32 patients and providers about readmissions.
Restaurants increasing their sales of lower-calorie items perform better financially, a new report finds.
Read the reportThis new report comes on the heels of a similar one looking at major food and beverage companies. Together, they show that healthier products can contribute to a healthier bottom line.
Lead report author Hank Cardello discusses some of the key findings of the new report.
The % growth in customer traffic over 5 yrs among restaurants serving more #lowercal items
The two-year, $7.8-million grant enables the Y to expand its Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC) initiative from six states to an additional 14 states.
The groundbreaking study is the winner of AcademyHealth's Health Services Research (HSR) Impact Award. The study found expanding access to Medicaid can improve physical and mental health, and reduce medical debt for low-income adults.
Read moreHank Cardello, director of the Hudson Institute's Obesity Solutions Initiative, discusses a report showing that restaurant chains that serve more lower-calorie foods and beverages have better business performance.
Three positive psychosocial factors in childhood—the ability to self-manage emotions, behavior and attention, cognitive ability, and a stable home life—may help prevent cardiovascular disease in later life.
Health insurance exchanges--marketplaces where people can compare and purchase coverage--are critical to the Affordable Care Act's aims to increase health insurance coverage. A state can establish and operate its own exchange, run one in partnership with the federal government, or let HHS operate a "federally-facilitated exchange" for the state. Twenty-five states have decided not to establish and run their own exchange.
This policy brief explores the issues now arising as the federally facilitated exchanges are being shaped.