Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Health Equal Rights- For all

The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.  Their goal is clear: To help society transform itself for the better.

• Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation (RWJF) and this call for proposals is the first to reflect a new emphasis on supporting research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. Deadline: May 14, 2008
• Gave more than $13 million generally for 3 and 4 year grants (many to ACS) to 19 sites, including $186,608 to American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation for “Improving state and local coalitions’ knowledge about tobacco industry strategies” (2 years).  Also $946,732 to AMA for technical assistance and direction for SmokeLess States program (16 months) and $157,855 to Institute for Public Policy Advocacy [AKA: Advocacy Institute], also for “technical assistance.”