Discovering How Video Games Can Motivate Healthy Behaviors: More Than $2 Million Awarded to 12 Research Teams Across U.S.
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Contact: Elly Spinweber, +1-703-741-7513, espinweber@golinharris.com, for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Washington D.C.See the full content of this document
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Discovering How Video Games Can Motivate Healthy Behaviors: More Than $2 Million Awarded to 12 Research Teams Across U.S.
Awards go to researchers in CA, FL, IN, ME, NC, NY, SC, VT and WA;Studiesexplore how games can increase physical activity and enhance prevention, self-management of health conditions
PRINCETON, N.J.,May 29/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today during a telenews conference the first round of grants awarded through its Health Games Researchnational program. More than $2 million in grants will enable 12 research teams to help strengthen the evidence base that supports the development and use of digital interactive games to improve players health behaviors and outcomes. Funded studies explore topics ranging from how motion-based games may help stroke p...See the full content of this document
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