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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding YUM! Brands Announcement of Calorie Labeling on its Restaurant Menus
(Oct 2, 2008)
Remarks by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on the 25th Anniversary of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Harold Amos alumni have fulfilled the program's original vision, says the RWJF president and CEO: the idea that role models are essential to serve as beacons of possibility.
(Oct 2, 2008)
RWJF Commentary Regarding Social Factors' Influence on Variations in Health and Life Expectancy
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF president and CEO, released this commentary following the latest WHO report, Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health.
(Sep 29, 2008)
A New Public Health: And What It Means to the American People
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, delivered the keynote speech to the fifth joint conference of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City...
(Sep 10, 2008)
How I Got Here; Wall Street Journal Profiles RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
RWJF President and CEO, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., was profiled in a special to the Wall Street Journal. Lavizzo-Mourey recounted growing up in Seattle with her physician parents, her career path and experiences with the health care system.
(Aug 11, 2008)
The Time is Now
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey addressed the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates, presenting the challenges, risks and opportunities she sees in the quest toward equal access, quality care and a healthier America.
(Aug 1, 2008)
Testimony of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007
The Foundation's President and CEO testified about the need for H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act.
(Jun 24, 2008)
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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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