Medicine's Role in Creating a National Culture of Health
April 25, 2013 | Commentary
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness—and good health: medicine’s role in creating a national culture of health.
Social Determinants of Health
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Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference Keynote Address
November 1, 2012 | Commentary/Video
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, delivers the keynote speech to the Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference.
Improving Our Children's Health Starts Where They Learn and Play
February 7, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared February 8, 2010 on The Huffington Post.
Why Your ZIP Code May Be More Important to Your Health Than Your Genetic Code
April 23, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared April 23, 2009, on The Huffington Post.
Collaborating Where Health Happens
March 9, 2009 | Commentary
This article, written by Senior Program Officer Jane Isaacs Lowe, appeared as "Views from the Field" in the March 9, 2009 GIH Bulletin and focuses on where health starts.
RWJF Commentary Regarding Social Factors' Influence on Variations in Health and Life Expectancy
September 29, 2008 | Commentary/Story
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.
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
City's Network of Clinics a Model for National Health Reform
September 22, 2010 | Commentary
Federal officials and national news media turn attention to new community health clinics championed by RWJF Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Karen DeSalvo.
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.
Communities Taking Charge of Their Health
April 1, 2009 | Commentary
Serving as an introduction to a special issue of Health Promotion Practice featuring reports on community interventions, this article by James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., senior vice president and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Group, serves as a public health call-to-action.