To Improve Health and Health Care 2001: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology: 27 (Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0787952761 ISBN 13: 9780787952761

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

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, it provides funds for demonstration projects, educational and communications activities, training, policy analysis, and research. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care 2001, the fourth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policy makers and practitioners as well as interested members of the public, the series offers useful lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years. The cases discussed in To Improve Health and Health Care 2001 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 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this volume includes chapters on * Emerging priorities of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * The Foundation's communications activities * Children's health initiatives * Approaches to managed care * Acute and long-term care for the elderly * Workers' compensation * Community radio and health * Perinatal care * Dental care * Partnerships with national foundations

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To Improve Health and Health Care 2001

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, it provides funds for demonstration projects, educational and communications activities, training, policy analysis, and research. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care 2001, the fourth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policy makers and practitioners as well as interested members of the public, the series offers useful lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.

The cases discussed in To Improve Health and Health Care 2001 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 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this volume includes chapters on

- Emerging priorities of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The Foundation's communications activities
- Children's health initiatives
- Approaches to managed care
- Acute and long-term care for the elderly
- Workers' compensation
- Community radio and health
- Perinatal care
- Dental care
- Partnerships with national foundations

Synopsis:

Since 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported research efforts that touch on a broad range of public health care issues. In this volume, leading health care researchers, who are funded by the RWJF, report on their most current investigative efforts.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0787952761
• ISBN 13: 9780787952761
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Isaacs Stephen L.