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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement Regarding Announcement of the National Prevention Strategy
June 16, 2011 | Commentary/Story
The following is a statement from Risa Lavizzo Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the
Wayne Gretzky and the Future of Public Health Leadership
April 9, 2010 | Commentary
Jim Marks, senior vice president and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Group, delivered this speech in Chapel Hill at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina.
County Health Rankings
February 17, 2010 | Commentary
Public health, business, education and community leaders convene in Washington, D.C., to examine what communities can do to keep residents healthier.
Wayne Gretzy and the Future of Public Health
December 22, 2009 | Commentary
An address by James S. Marks, RWJF senior vice president and director of the Health Group.
Translating Research into Public Policy
January 1, 2009 | Commentary
Researchers can team with advocates to be influential at four crucial steps in the policy development process, according to long-time public health advocate Harold Goldstein. This commentary was prepared for the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
America's New Public Health in the Age of Austerity, Uncertainty and Contagion
January 1, 2011 | Commentary
Opening remarks and acceptance of the Presidential Citation Award at the American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Using Law, Policy and Research to Improve the Public's Health
September 14, 2010 | Commentary
From smoke-free regulations in restaurants and bars, food safety and menu labeling to air bag requirements for cars, laws can increasingly help create healthier, safer communities. As a result, those vested in public health—from local, state, federa ...
Simplicity Sells
March 1, 2010 | Commentary
A wallet card with information on quitting smoking presents a simple strategy to address a vital public health concern. This article is part of a special issue on tobacco cessation in the March 2010 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Invited Commentary
July 15, 2006 | Commentary
This paper discusses the complex epidemiological challenges that an aging population, such as exists in the United States presents.
Beyond the Institute of Medicine Health Literacy Report
August 1, 2006 | Commentary
The Health Literacy report issued in 2004 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) was a wakeup call to action, which resonated with many in both the public and private sectors. The report defined health literacy as “the degree to which individuals have t ...