Policies for Action: Policy and Law Research to Build a Culture of Health

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has issued a call for proposals (CFP) to help build an evidence base for policies that can lead to a Culture of Health. Policies for Action: Policy and Law Research to Build a Culture of Health (P4A) seeks to engage long-standing health care, mental and behavioral health, and public health researchers, as well as experts in areas that have an influence on health, well-being and equity -- such as labor, criminal justice, education, transportation, housing and the built environment.

For 2017, in addition to supporting research on a broad range of topics, RWJF has set aside supplementary funds for research on actionable policies that support children’s healthy weight and/or reduce childhood obesity. The goals of this set-aside are the same as those of the overall call for proposals: to generate evidence that policymakers and other stakeholders can act upon with the aims of improving population health, well-being, and equity.