Originally posted 7/28/2020 by Michelle Samuels at the Boston School of Public Health A new School of Public Health study sheds new light on the opinions and practices of US gun owners, casting doubt...
Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is partnering with the Foundation's Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions team to release a special, Call for...
As part of our deadline-driven Approaches to Advance Gender Equity from Around the Globe Call for Proposals, we are hosting virtual office hours via Zoom. Registration is not required. Session 1: July...
On January 14th, the Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a rule, FR-6123-P-02, that changes the definition of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. The proposed changes, if implemented, will undermine progress made towards building neighborhoods that foster inclusivity and shape health and well-being and will compromise health equity and adversely impact the health of communities throughout the United States.
A duo of faculty researchers from UT and the University of Pennsylvania have received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action grant of about $680,000 to evaluate an innovative project...
By Michael Greenwood. Originally posted to YaleNews July 26, 2019. County- and municipality-level bans on tobacco sales to individuals under age 21 yield substantive reductions in smoking among 18- to...
Originally authored by Aneri Pattani in the Philly Inquirer, July 18, 2019 Banning the use of affirmative action in college admissions can harm the health of minority high school students, a new study...
By Dr. Erin Hagan, PhD, MBA, Deputy Director, Evidence for Action. Originally posted on BELatina, June 17, 2019. With over 44.5 million immigrants residing in the United States, we cannot overlook the...
by Erin Hagan, PhD, MBA, E4A Deputy Director. Originally posted on Thrive Global, May 28, 2019. More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression, yet the first time I heard someone talk...
We’ve updated our Call for Proposals (CFP), application materials, and select funding parameters to better align applications and funded projects with our goal of supporting and disseminating high...
During the Bipartisan Policy briefing, Overcoming Health Care Challenges in Immigrant Communities, panelists discussed challenges to immigrant communities accessing health care and social services...
Evidence for Action grantees, Drs. Jennifer Otten, Atheendar Venkataramani, and Joanna Lombard, participated in an amazing South by Southwest panel discussion on Getting a Good Return on Our Health...