To Improve Health and Health Care: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology (Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology) [Paperback]

Stephen L. Isaacs (Editor), James R. Knickman (Editor), Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0787983683 | ISBN-13: 978-0787983680 | Edition: 3

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 ninth 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.

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From the Back Cover

RESEARCH FOR OUR CHANGING HEALTH 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 ninth 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

• Improving Health in an Aging Society
• Covering the Uninsured
• Safety Net Programs
• Medicaid Managed Care Alcohol and Drug Addiction
• An Appreciation of the Foundation's Terrance Keenan
• Public Scrutiny of Foundations and Charities
• The Free to Grow Program
• Students Run LA

About the Author

Stephen L. Isaacs is president of Health Policy Associates in San Francisco, California.

James R. Knickman is vice president for research and evaluation at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 3 edition (December 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787983683
• ISBN-13: 978-0787983680
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,037,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)