To Improve Health And Health Care The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology

RESEARCH FOR OUR CHANGING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT Since 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care, the eighth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years. The cases discussed in To Improve Health and Health Care: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology provide a critical analysis of the Foundation's activities and how it tackles health and health care issues. Written by the country's leading science and medical journalists, as well as experts from universities and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this volume includes chapters on Tobacco Control The SmokeLess States Program Youth Drinking Nursing Public Health: The Turning Point Initiative Violence Prevention The Early Years of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Approach to GrantmakingIsaacs, Stephen L. is the author of 'To Improve Health And Health Care The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology', published 2004 under ISBN 9780787976354 and ISBN 0787976350.