Press Releases

7-07-09
Jason Block (Cohort 5) Worries About Paying Bills Can Cause People to Pack on Pounds
BOSTON—Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. This new study is believed to be one of the first of its kind to look at the relationship between weight gain and multiple types of stress—job-related demands, difficulty paying bills, strained family relationships, depression or anxiety disorder—in the U.S. population.…Read More

6-15-09
Sabrina McCormick (Cohort 5) No Family History
Are Everyday Products From Cosmetics to Household Cleaners Causing the High Rates of Breast Cancer?…Read More

5-26-09
Kate Strully (Cohort 3) Job Loss and Health in the U.S. Labor Market
In the face of rising unemployment and businesses declaring bankruptcy, a new study has found that losing your job can make you sick.…Read More

4-23-09
James Macinko (Cohort 4) More African Americans Die from Causes That Can be Prevented or Treated
More African Americans die before age 65 than their white counterparts, and preventable causes explain most of the racial gap, a new study finds.…Read More

4-20-09
Jeffrey Niederdeppe (Cohort 4) and Dominck Frosch (Cohort 1) Trans Fat Prompts Shoppers to Avoid Certain Products—
News coverage about the harmful effects of trans fat, combined with labeling information, may influence consumers’…Read More

4-13-09
Announcing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Cohort 7
RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Selects 2009–2011 Participants

Scholars will Work to Reduce Health Disparities, Improve Health System

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society

2-05-09
Jennifer Dowd (Cohort 4) Poor people suffer disproportionately from chronic infections
Kids from low-income families are much more likely to suffer from serious infections such as herpes or hepatitis A than their counterparts in wealthier households.…Read More

1-15-09
David Van Sickle (Cohort 4) Department of Homeland Security Identifies Chlorine Attack as Top-15 Scenario
A new study examining the aftereffects of a chlorine gas disaster in a South Carolina town gives larger metropolitan areas important insight into what to expect and how to prepare emergency response systems for an accidental or terrorist release of the potentially deadly gas.…Read More

1-26-09
Lindsey Leininger (Cohort 6) Short Coverage Lapses Limit Children’s Access to Health Care Services Improving Retention in SCHIP, Medicaid and Private Coverage Needed
New Study: Short Coverage Lapses Limit Children’s Access to Health Care Services

Improving Retention in SCHIP, Medicaid and Private Coverage Needed

Children's access to health care suffers when they

9-01-08
Now Accepting Applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program
Eighteen individuals will be selected to engage in an intensive two-year program and be trained to: investigate rigorously the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health.…Read More