New Poll Finds Diabetes Top Health Concern for Latino Families
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New NPR/RWJF/Harvard School of Public Health poll was released today on the views of Latinos in America about their health and health care, communities, financial situation, and discrimination in...more

MIT’s Little Devices Lab and RWJF Launch Nationwide Initiative To Seek Out DIY Nurses
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
MIT’s Little Devices Lab and RWJF launch nationwide initiative to seek out DIY nurses. MakerNurse will elevate and accelerate the ingenuity of nurses working across the United...more

New “Outbreaks” Report Finds Major Gaps in Country’s Ability to Counter Infectious Diseases
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A report released today by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) finds the nation’s ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks are...more

RWJF Commission Recommends Seismic Shift in Funding Priorities
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America is encouraging U.S. leaders to have a seismic shift in funding priorities. These funding priorities put an...more

Lead New Jersey Receives $225,000 Grant from RWJF
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The grant will provide funding for program participants from the nonprofit and government sectors, and expand Lead New Jersey programs related to building a culture of health in New...more

Public Health Law Research Program Funds Nine New Studies
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The public health effects of laws on issues such as prescription drug abuse, occupational health and safety, and distracted driving will be investigated through nine new research projects funded by...more

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Lands $378,000 RWJF Grant
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has been awarded a $378,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The grant aims to speed up and improve development of vaccines against...more

New ?Outbreaks? Report Finds Major Gaps in Country?s Ability to Counter Infectious Diseases
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A report released today by Trust for America?s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) finds the nation?s ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks are hampered...more

Rutgers University Breaks Ground on New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health With Help of $10 Million from RWJF
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Institute will host six interdisciplinary centers of excellence, bringing together faculty members from several Rutgers...more

Fifteen Years after Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Continue to Shortchange Prevention Programs
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
States collected $25 billion in tobacco revenue from the 1998 state tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but spent just 1.9 percent of it on preventing kids from smoking and helping smokers...more