SLCC 2007 Presentation from Robert Wood Johnson, 2
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Second Life Community ConventionRWJF Activities in SL
About RWJF
Mission: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans
Program Areas: 4 Portfolios
•Human Capital
•Vulnerable Populations
•Targeted: Public Health, Childhood Obesity, Quality/Equality, and Health Care Coverage
•Pioneer
Pioneer Portfolio
Supporting innovative projects that may significantly accelerate critical breakthroughs in health and health care
•High Risk/High Reward
•Following and influencing emerging trends
•Seeking new ideas from unexpected places
RWJF Activities in Second Life
•Addiction Treatment: exploring how Second Life can be used to improve addiction treatment
•Youth Venture/Global Kids: exploring how teens can lead and grow their own ventures in Teen Second Life
•CeaseFire: exploring how to train outreach workers in violence prevention through Second Life
Two Competitions
Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care
•An online collaborative competition in partnership with Changemakers
•Visit www.changemakers.net
•Entry deadline: September 26, 2007
•Three winners will each receive $5000
Two CompetitionsRuckus Nation: Your Idea Could Start Movement•In partnership with HopeLab
•Generate an original product idea that will motivate middle-school kids (11-14 years old) to become more physically active
•Individuals or teams of up to 6 people may enter in 1 of 4 categories:
• Middle School/Junior High School• High School• College/University• All Others
Ruckus Nation
Semifinalists (at least 10 per category)
• $250 per team
Category Winners (at least 2 per category)
• $25,000 per team
Grand Prize Winner (only 1)
• An additional $50,000 prize (selected from Category Winners)
Inspiration Prizes (for team mentors nominated by Category Winners)
• $2,500 per nominee
Visit www.ruckusnation.com