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.
RWJF Childhood Obesity Update—2008
(May 14, 2008)
2007 Annual Report President's Message: Building Bridges to Better Health Care
In the President's Message of the RWJF 2007 annual report, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey focuses on quality improvement, and outlines the Foundation's efforts in specific regions across the country through the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative.
(Apr 21, 2008)
A Woman in Medicine Reflects on Philanthropic Leadership
The American College of Physicians honors both Women's History Month and women in medicine with several online resources, including a Q&A with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey.
(Mar 11, 2008)
Launch Event: RWJF Launches Commission to Build a Healthier America
On February 28, 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched the nonpartisan Commission to Build a Healthier America in a media briefing at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
(Feb 28, 2008)
Statement on IOM Report on "Knowing What Works in Health Care"
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., comments on IOM's Knowing What Works in Health Care report, a road map for identifying the nation's most effective health care services.
(Jan 24, 2008)
Webcast: RWJF and AARP Foundation Establish Center to Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis
RWJF and the AARP Foundation host briefing at the National Press Club to provide details on the Center to Champion Nursing in America.
(Dec 6, 2007)
Improving Quality of U.S. Health Care Hinges on Improving Language Services
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., provides the foreword to the Journal of General Internal Medicine supplement on language services which examines the consequences of language barriers for patients who speak little, if any, English in health...
(Nov 16, 2007)
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