More than Half of States Have Head Start on Federal "Smart Snacks in School" Nutrition Standards
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The RWJF-funded study is the first to examine how existing state laws align with USDA’s "Smart Snacks in School"...more

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Finalists for 2014 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
All of the applicants were inspiring, the review process was difficult, but seven sports philanthropy organizations bubbled to the...more

RWJF and United Health Foundation Award $700,000 in Community Health Grants to National Business Coalition on Health Members
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Nine employer-led business and health coalitions selected to receive grants to improve health in local...more

After Four Years of Journalistic Excellence, NJ Spotlight Looks Ahead
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Michelle Ruess joins NJ Spotlight in the new position, funded by a grant from the Knight Foundation. As Development Director, Ruess will be...more

Clinton Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Hosting Forum to Address Inequities in Childhood Obesity
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Forum to take place at Newark Museum, and feature RWJF president and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and influential leaders from throughout the...more

New Jersey Culture of Health Forum
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF leaders will be joined by government, nonprofit, health and business leaders to discuss the Foundation’s new vision for America and what it means to New...more

VCCF president and CEO to retire
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Hugh Ralston, president and CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation, will step down later this year in a move that will likely cause ripples...more

RWJF Appoints Childhood Health Expert to Lead Childhood Obesity Team
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has selected expert in childhood health, Ginny Ehrlich, as director and senior program officer of the Childhood Obesity team effective this July. One of...more

RWJF Names Herminia Palacio, MD, former Head of Houston area Public Health Agency, as Senior Program Officer
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dr. Palacio brings a broad range of academic, clinical and public policy experience to her new...more

Survey: Physicians are Aware that Many Medical Tests and Procedures are Unnecessary, See Themselves as Solution
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Survey looks at physician attitudes on overuse of medical services in the US, and shows that more than half of physicians think they are in the best position to address the problem and are...more