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President's corner
This section presents selected communications from our president and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., about the mission, goals and programs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Tobacco Regulation is a Step Toward Better Health
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey discusses the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in a column in The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J.
(Jul 5, 2009)
Why Electronic Medical Records Are Important
In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey predicted that electronic medical records will revolutionize care by enabling health providers to offer better and more cost-effective treatment.
(Jun 30, 2009)
A Sea-Change in Health Care?
In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey says doctors and hospitals could improve quality by focusing on "outcomes," that is, helping people get better and stay well.
(Jun 30, 2009)
Reversing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
In an interview with the Web site, Big Think, RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey warned that "we may be raising the first generation of kids who live sicker and die younger than their parents."
(Jun 30, 2009)
Expanding the Circle of Allies
This article from RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey about the need to broaden our allies and approach to improving health appeared in the June 15, 2009, GIH Bulletin.
(Jun 10, 2009)
Recession Masks Persistent Nursing Shortage
This opinion column appeared in the June 2, 2009, edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
(Jun 2, 2009)
Turning Research into Action to Reverse the <br/>Childhood Obesity Epidemic
A message from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.
(May 28, 2009)
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Risa is a national leader in transforming America's health systems so people live healthier lives and receive the health care they need. A practicing physician with business credentials and hands-on experience developing national health policy, she was drawn to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the opportunity, as she puts it, to "alter the trajectory and to push society to change for the better."
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