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    Dec 18, 2007 University of New Mexico College of Nursing Receives $4.8 Million Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Create Health Policy Concentration
    The new nursing health policy curriculum will include Health Sciences Center-developed seminars and courses, interdisciplinary collaboration between the center and College of Nursing faculty and students, and the publication of research.
    Dec 18, 2007 Significant Progress Made in Nation's Preparedness to Respond to Public Health Emergencies; But Gaps in Critical Areas Threaten Overall Readiness
    RWJF-supported report by Trust for America's Health contains state-by-state health preparedness scores based on 10 key indicators to assess health emergency preparedness capabilities.
    Dec 6, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Gives AARP Foundation $10 Million for New Center to Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Threatening Patient Care
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced an effort to address the 1.1-million nurse workforce shortage crisis that is currently poised to strike America's health care system by 2020.The newly created Center to Champion Nursing in America will...
    Nov 29, 2007 New Study: Hospitalizations Related to Superbug Infections Double Over Six Years
    Hospitalizations related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections more than doubled, from 127,000 to nearly 280,000, between 1999 and 2005, according to a new study in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious...
    Nov 19, 2007 Three Winners Announced in Competition to Discover Innovative Video and Computer Games That Improve Health and Health Care
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Ashoka's Changemakers co-sponsored the competition to discover innovative computer, video and mobile games to help people manage their health and improve how their health care is provided.
    Nov 14, 2007 Massachusetts Businesses Express Support for Health Care Reform Objectives
    Most Massachusetts businesses believe that they have a responsibility to help provide health benefits to their workers, support "play-or-pay" provisions of the state's landmark 2006 health care reform legislation, and even believe that the play-or-pay...
    Nov 12, 2007 $8.25-Million Research Program to Investigate Design Strategies and Benefits of Interactive Games to Improve Health and Health Care
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today launched Health Games Research, a new national program to support research to enhance the quality and effectiveness of interactive games that are used to improve health. The $8.25-million grant builds on...
    Nov 8, 2007 CMS Rule Limiting Payment for Avoidable Complications Has Big Implications for Nurses
    A new analysis of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule transforming reimbursement of certain in-hospital health care services will have a significant impact on nurses, according to a new paper released today. As part of a two-year study,...
    Nov 7, 2007 Competition to Help Generation of Young Men Succeed
    From dancing to address domestic violence to using music to promote improved mental health, an increasing number of programs are finding new ways to meet pressing societal problems faced by today's young men. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Ashoka's...
    Nov 1, 2007 Significant Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives Living in Urban Areas Go Unmet
    Millions of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in or near cities throughout the United States are seemingly invisible to health care providers and federal and state policy-makers and yet face significant heath care disparities, according to a new report,...
    Oct 29, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $15.6-Million Grant to Apply Power of the Archimedes Model to Critical Health Care Decisions
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a five-year, $15.6-million grant to Archimedes, Inc., developer of a powerful, highly realistic simulation model of human physiology, diseases and health care systems. The Archimedes model enables health care...
    Oct 18, 2007 New Report: Increasing Oregon's Cigarette Tax Will Reduce Smoking, Save Lives and Save Money
    84.5-cent increase would also fund health coverage for more than 100,000 kids.
    Oct 11, 2007 Systematic Review of Current Disparities Research Interventions Identifies Successful Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
    Today, a team of researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change initiative will hold a webcast briefing on how health care organizations, providers and payers can reduce racial and ethnic health...
    Oct 10, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Enters 34th Year
    Eight health professionals selected to receive competitive award.
    Oct 9, 2007 Study Underscores Legality of Physician Ranking and Public Reporting Systems When Used to Improve Care Quality
    A legal analysis released today by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (GW) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) affirms the legality under federal and state law of physician ranking systems used by health plan...
    Oct 4, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 2007 Community Health Leaders
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2007 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) award last evening during CHL's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.The 2007 Community Health Leaders represent the diversity of America geographically,...
    Oct 4, 2007 Statement Regarding Microsoft's Announcement of New Services to Help People Store Their Health Information Online
    It is encouraging that companies like Microsoft, Google and other IT leaders plan to develop personal health record (PHR) products and systems that people can use to manage their health information securely, and we hope more companies will follow suit. Having ready...
    Oct 3, 2007 Statement Regarding New Polling Data Showing New Jersey Residents' Desire for Health Care Reform
    The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy released a survey showing that New Jersey residents are concerned about the state's current health care system and "are interested in exploring a wide range of options to improve our troubled health care system," says RWJF...
    Oct 3, 2007 Rutgers Study Finds Residents are Not Content With Health Care in New Jersey, Nearly Unanimous on Need for Reform
    Statewide poll shows most New Jersey residents want elected officials to act this year. Majority willing to accept higher taxes to achieve coverage for the uninsured.
    Oct 3, 2007 National Effort to Measure and Report on Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Health Care Unveiled
    A broad-based group of health care organizations and health quality experts today kicked off a national effort to help improve the quality of U.S. health care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide nearly $16 million in grants to develop and test a...
    Sep 27, 2007 Program Helps Hospitals Improve Quality of Language Services
    Speaking Together: National Language Services Collaborative is helping hospitals significantly improve the quality of the language services they provide. Early findings show nine in 10 requests for interpreters filled within 15 minutes.
    Sep 25, 2007 Program Helps Experts Design Personal Health Records of the Future
    Nine teams made up of technology designers, health experts, researchers and others are advancing the next generation of personal health records (PHRs). The teams are designing practical applications for PHRs that go beyond simply storing medical records, and are...
    Sep 25, 2007 New Studies Show Children Surrounded by Unhealthy Options
    School policies, food outlets and TV ads among factors that contribute to childhood obesity.
    Sep 24, 2007 Trust for America's Health Receives $7.6 Million Grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Advance the Quality and Impact of the Public Health System
    The grant will fund the launch of "A Healthier America" project to help create a vision and agenda for protecting the health of families and communities all around the nation.
    Sep 24, 2007 Cleary Awarded Grant to Advance the Field of Public Health Services and Systems Research
    Grantee will develop Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) by convening the nation's leading public health experts and stakeholders to create a research agenda leading to meaningful change in the public health system.
    Sep 23, 2007 Sixth Annual National Health Communication Conference Focuses on Advances in Health Literacy
    The American College of Physicians Foundation will host its Sixth Annual National Health Communication Conference, Advances in Health Literacy, on Nov. 28, 2007. The conference will again be co-sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and held at the National...
    Sep 21, 2007 Statement on House/Senate Agreement on SCHIP Legislation
    The agreement "provides a beacon of hope for America's kids," says RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.
    Sep 20, 2007 National Quality Forum Issues First Consensus Standards for the Treatment of Substance Use Conditions
    Recognizing the devastating toll substance use conditions take on our nation's health, the National Quality Forum (NQF) released a groundbreaking set of endorsed national voluntary consensus standards on evidence-based practices to treat substance use conditions.
    Sep 18, 2007 New Survey Shows Churches Count Health Care as a Priority Ministry
    A groundbreaking survey of more than 6,000 American congregations reveals that churches spend a significant amount of time, energy and money in the ministries of health care.
    Sep 18, 2007 HopeLab Launches 'Ruckus Nation,' a Competition Seeking Great Ideas to Get Kids Moving
    HopeLab announced the launch of Ruckus Nation, an international online idea competition to get kids moving. People of all ages are invited to submit ideas for new products that will increase physical activity in kids. More than $300,000 in prizes will be awarded,...
    Sep 11, 2007 Health and Business Groups Launch Ad Campaign About Need for Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law in Pennsylvania
    A coalition of public health and business organizations today launched a newspaper and radio advertising campaign about the need for a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free workplace law that protects all Pennsylvanians from the serious health hazards of secondhand...
    Sep 10, 2007 Three Winners Announced in Competition to Discover Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
    Three projects that offer new ways to deliver health care services have won a unique competition focused on disruptive innovations in health and health care. Co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Ashoka's Changemakers, the competition...
    Sep 4, 2007 New Study Confirms Vast Majority of Ads Seen by Kids Promote Foods High in Sugar, Fat or Sodium
    The overwhelming majority of food-product advertisements seen on television by American children and adolescents are for products of poor nutritional content, according to a major new study published today in Pediatrics. In the most comprehensive effort to...
    Aug 28, 2007 Statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF President and CEO, Regarding Release of Census Estimates of Number of Uninsured Americans.
    The federal government announced today that the number of Americans living without health insurance has risen once again. For 47 million Americans, being uninsured means not having access to needed health care.Everywhere you turn, in communities, at...
    Aug 27, 2007 New Report Finds U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow; Mississippi Tops List for Adults, D.C. for Youths
    Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, according to the fourth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007 report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH). Twenty-two states experienced an increase for the second year...
    Aug 23, 2007 National Health Plan Collaborative Enters Phase Two of Its Work to Improve the Quality of Health Care for All
    The National Health Plan Collaborative, now made up of 10 major health plans, has announced its Phase Two goals for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care. As Phase Two kicks off, Humana is joining the Collaborative as its newest member. The...
    Aug 23, 2007 Opinion Poll: Nine in 10 Voters Want SCHIP Reauthorized
    A new poll released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that Americans overwhelmingly support the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides states with federal funds to design health insurance programs for vulnerable...
    Aug 20, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Winners of 2007 Games for Health Competition
    Today the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced its 2007 Games for Health Competition winners, who each uniquely applied an interactive computer or video game-based solution to a specific health problem. Entries were judged and a total of $30,000 was...
    Aug 10, 2007 New State-by-State Analysis Shows 6.6 Million Children Covered by SCHIP at Some Point Last Year
    With the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) set to expire Sept. 30, experts say that unless Congress and the White House reauthorize the program and agree on its funding, coverage for vulnerable children nationwide will be in jeopardy. At risk are...
    Aug 7, 2007 New Study: Boosting Five Preventive Services Would Save 100,000 Lives Each Year
    Increasing the use of just five preventive services would save more than 100,000 lives every year in the U.S., according to a new study released today by Partnership for Prevention. That includes 45,000 lives that would be saved each year if more adults took a daily...
    Aug 7, 2007 Healthy Schools Program Receives $20 Million Expansion Grant
    The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today a $20 million expansion of the Healthy Schools Program. The program was created by the Alliance in 2006 to help schools develop and implement policies and practices...
    Aug 7, 2007 Regional Foundations Will Help Address Nursing Shortages in Communities Nationwide
    Eleven grants were awarded today to kick off the second phase of Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a national initiative to develop solutions to address the nursing shortage at the community level through regional and local partnerships.Led by...
    Jul 25, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Grant to Design and Promote National Policies that Reflect Nursing's Contribution to Quality
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded a grant of $331,400 to the George Washington University (GW) Department of Nursing Education, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to design and promote national policies that reflect nursing's contribution to...
    Jul 17, 2007 New Competition Seeks Innovative Ideas for How Video and Computer Games Can Improve Health and Health Care
    A new competition seeks novel ways that video and computer games can be used to help people manage their health and improve how their care is provided. The online competition, "Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care," is sponsored by...
    Jul 10, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Appoints David C. Colby, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Evaluation
    After an extensive national search, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has looked to its own ranks and appointed David C. Colby, Ph.D., a nationally-recognized health and health care researcher and policy analyst, as vice president of Research and...
    Jun 28, 2007 Young Adult Smokers Want to Quit, But Most Do Not Seek Proven Treatment
    Despite tried and true methods to quit smoking, University of Illinois at Chicago public health researchers report that young adults do not take advantage of proven smoking cessation treatments that can double their chances of quitting.The research is...
    Jun 23, 2007 The Sports Philanthropy Project and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Give Memphis Grizzlies and Jamie Moyer's Foundation Awards for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy
    In celebration of the many ways that sports improve people's lives and strengthen communities, the Sports Philanthropy Project (SPP) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation and the foundation launched by...
    Jun 15, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Community Catalyst Announce $12M Effort to Support Consumer Advocacy for Health Care Coverage
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Community Catalyst announced the launch of a $12 million effort to strengthen state consumer health advocacy networks in selected states across the U.S. The national program, Consumer Voices for Coverage, will assist...
    Jun 14, 2007 Foundation Supports Launch of Web Site Dedicated to Pediatric Asthma
    A new Web site dedicated to changing the outlook for children with asthma was recently launched with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.PediatricAsthma.org details the work of 14 asthma research teams across the country, features successful...
    Jun 12, 2007 New Study Shows Hospital Care in America Today is Separate but Not Equal
    A new study detailing hospital care for African-American patients was published in the latest issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and conducted by a research team led by Ashish Jha, M.D.,...
    Jun 12, 2007 Healthier America Summit Calls to Action Governors, Government Officials, Business Executives, Health Experts, Media, and Community Leaders
    The Healthier America Summit being held today at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, will focus on key public health issues including the impact of Americans' health on the U.S. economy and the nation's preparedness for a...
    Jun 11, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Award Up to $2.2 Million in Second Round of Advancing Recovery Grants
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a call for proposals for up to $2.2 million in grants by Advancing Recovery: State/Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Care, the Foundation's national initiative that improves the quality of...
    Jun 5, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Grant to the American Dental Education Association to Address Diversity and Access in Health Professions Education
    The Robert Wood Johnson (RWJF) has awarded a $672,000 grant to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) to administer and expand www.explorehealthcareers.org (EHC)—a free, interactive...
    May 31, 2007 RWJF Brings National Program on Improving Cardiac Care for Minorities to Focus on New Jersey
    Seeking to reduce significant racial and ethnic disparities for heart disease in its home state, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the creation of a learning network comprising 10 New Jersey hospitals to improve care for African American and...
    May 17, 2007 'Men Can Stop Rape' is U.S. Winner in Competition to Identify World's Most Innovative Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
    The violence prevention community has selected three winners in the "No Private Matter! Ending Abuse in Intimate and Family Relations" collaborative competition, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), in partnership with Changemakers. A panel of...
    May 7, 2007 Retail Tobacco Marketing Leads to More Smoking Among Teens
    The more cigarette marketing that teens are exposed to in retail stores, the more likely they are to smoke, according to a new study published today in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. This is the first national study to examine the...
    May 7, 2007 New Competition Seeks Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
    A competition has launched to find disruptive innovations that could dramatically reshape the health and health care marketplace. The online competition, "Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care-Solutions People Want," is sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio...
    Apr 27, 2007 State Health Reform Program Launched
    As the nation's attention turns to health care coverage issues during Cover the Uninsured Week, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sponsor of the Week, and the University of Minnesota today announced the opening of a new National Program Office to...
    Apr 23, 2007 Cover the Uninsured Week Kicks Off Nationwide - Focuses on Enrolling Kids in Coverage Programs
    Cover the Uninsured Week, a nonpartisan campaign organized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to advocate for health coverage for all Americans, kicks off today with events across the country. Now in its fifth year, Cover the Uninsured...
    Apr 19, 2007 Study Provides Roadmap for Community-Level Improvements in the Quality of Health Care for People with Chronic Illnesses
    There are "vast differences" in the way local and regional health care markets use information technology, publicly reported performance measurements and other key initiatives that experts believe could drive improvements in the quality of health care for people...
    Apr 16, 2007 YES! Projects on Multiple Sclerosis and Teen Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use Take Top Honors in National Science Competition
    Megan Blewett from Madison High School in Madison, N.J., and William Slack from Decatur High School in Decatur, Ga., were awarded $50,000 college scholarships today for taking first-place honors in...
    Apr 11, 2007 Common Good Launches New State Action Project With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Support
    Common Good, the nonpartisan legal reform coalition, is launching a new State Action Project to solidify state-level interest in pursuing pilot projects to create health courts or administrative compensation systems for resolving medical injury litigation. The...
    Apr 10, 2007 RWJF Launches National Program for Preventing Psychotic Illness in Young People
    Recognizing the tremendous anguish that severe mental illness inflicts upon young people and their families, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a new national program that builds upon a pioneering initiative in Portland, Maine, for preventing...
    Apr 4, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $500-Million Commitment to Reverse Childhood Obesity in U.S.
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle one of the most urgent public health threats facing our nation: childhood obesity. This is the largest commitment by any foundation to...
    Mar 22, 2007 Incentives Essential to Ease Antibiotic Resistance Crisis
    A new report by prominent economists and scientists identifies market and regulatory incentives as crucial to combat a growing public health crisis—the escalating resistance of many infection-causing bacteria to traditional antibiotic treatments....
    Mar 14, 2007 Fewer Employers Offer Lower Income Parents Health Coverage
    As President Bush, governors and members of Congress debate how much federal funding to devote to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a new analysis provides a clearer look at uninsured children in every state. The analysis, released today by the...
    Mar 7, 2007 $3-Million Ad Campaign Highlights Need to Provide Health Insurance to Children
    The nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of Americans has launched an advertising campaign to support congressional reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Robert Wood Johnson...
    Mar 1, 2007 Influenza Prediction Market to Help Strengthen Early Warning System for U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak
    To prepare for a bird flu pandemic, the University of Iowa today unveiled a new tool to help public health officials better predict when the disease will strike and plan ways to stem its effects. Through a unique collaboration among the University's Colleges of...
    Mar 1, 2007 RWJF Launches New National Program Aimed at Bringing School-Connected Mental Health Services to Children in Need, with Emphasis on Immigrant and Refugee Families
    Recognizing the unique mental health challenges facing growing numbers of immigrant and refugee children, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a new national program to reduce emotional and behavioral health problems among school children in...
    Mar 1, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces Desmond K. Runyan as New Director of Clinical Scholars Program
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars Program today welcomed its new National Program Director, Desmond K. Runyan, M.D., Dr.P.H., professor of pediatrics. He is stepping down as the chair of the Department of Social Medicine at the University...
    Feb 28, 2007 Major Philanthropy Announces $115-Million Commitment to Improve Quality of Health Care in Communities
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced a two-year $115 million commitment to improving the quality of health care in communities across the country. The philanthropy, which works to improve the health and health care of all Americans, will expand its...
    Feb 28, 2007 Fundación Anuncia Iniciativa de $115-Millones para Mejorar la Calidad de Salud en Varias Comunidades
    La Robert Wood Johnson Foundation anunci? hoy una iniciativa de $115 millones por dos a?os para mejorar la calidad de la salud en comunidades a trav?s de todo el pa?s. La fundaci?n trabaja para mejorar la salud y el tratamiento m?dico de toda la poblaci?n, y extender?...
    Feb 20, 2007 Common Good and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Expand Initiative to Promote Health Courts
    Common Good, the national nonpartisan legal reform coalition, has been awarded a two-year grant of nearly $1 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to promote the creation of special health courts to handle medical injury disputes in six states. The...
    Feb 14, 2007 Journal Publishes New Research on Public Health Financing
    Chronic underfunding of America's public health system significantly undermines the nation's ability to meet routine health needs and respond to emerging public health threats, according to commentary by Sen. Ted Kennedy in a special March/April issue of the...
    Feb 9, 2007 1.8 Million Uninsured Children Are Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program
    The decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has signed up close to 70 percent of its target population, a new Urban Institute report estimated, but 1.8 million eligible children nationwide are yet to be enrolled.Federal funding, about $5...
    Feb 8, 2007 Nationwide Campaign Launched in Conjunction With HBO's Show Addiction
    A groundbreaking collaborative project aimed at expanding public understanding of addiction and recovery was launched today by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), Faces & Voices of Recovery and Join Together, three national organizations supporting...
    Feb 6, 2007 Funding Helps Local Advocacy Groups Reduce Tobacco Threat
    As part of its commitment to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced $1.9 million in new grants to tobacco control initiatives at 21 sites nationwide. The grants are aimed at communities where people...
    Feb 1, 2007 Aligning Forces for Quality Awards $14 Million for Community-Based Initiatives Aimed at Improving Health Care Quality for Chronic Illnesses
    Aligning Forces for Quality, The Regional Market Project, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), today awarded $14 million in grants and technical assistance to communities as a part of an effort to help communities improve the...
    Jan 29, 2007 Federal Government Encourages States to Make Self-Directed Personal Care an Option for Disabled Medicaid Consumer Who Need Help at Home
    The national Cash & Counseling program announced today that, a decade after it was first launched in three states, the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) has made it easier for all states to introduce a Cash & Counseling option.The Centers...
    Jan 26, 2007 Researchers Call For Rapid Learning Through Electronic Health Records to Advance Medical Knowledge, Improve Care
    Data gathered in electronic health records on the experience of millions of patients have the potential to dramatically accelerate clinical research and provide the nation with timely, urgently needed knowledge about the value of new medical technologies,...
    Jan 19, 2007 Charles D. Ellis Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of internationally prominent investment advisor Charles D. Ellis, Ph.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Ellis joins an existing group of 15 board members who...
    Jan 19, 2007 Allan S. Bufferd Joins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the election of renowned investment advisor and manager Allan S. Bufferd to its Board of Trustees, effective January 25, 2007. Bufferd joins an existing group of 15 board members from a wide array of...
    Jan 18, 2007 Statement on Release of 'Health Care Coalition for the Uninsured' Proposal and Announcement of Cover the Uninsured Week 2007
    Today a group of diverse, influential organizations came together cooperatively to agree on a plan that they believe would significantly expand health insurance...
    Jan 17, 2007 New Competition to Showcase World's Most Innovative Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
    An unprecedented competition to find innovative solutions to the domestic violence that plagues families and communities in the United States and around the world begins this week. The competition,
    Jan 17, 2007 New Report Details State Efforts to Reform Health Care
    Fueled by a surge in the number of Americans lacking health insurance—particularly among the middle class—state policy-makers nationwide have enacted innovative reforms to increase coverage according to State of the States 2007, Building Hope,...
    Jan 11, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of New Mexico Establish New Program to Increase Diversity of Leadership in Health Policy Research and Development
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey joined with Acting UNM President David Harris and other university leaders to announce the establishment of a national center for health policy at the University of New Mexico (UNM).
    Jan 10, 2007 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches New Program Aimed at Retaining Experienced Nurses in Hospitals
    With the United States facing a growing shortage of hospital nurses, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a new program which will begin to build an evidence base for what works to help hospitals hold onto experienced, qualified nurses....
    Jan 8, 2007 RWJF Announces New Investments in the Field of Public Health Systems Research
    Nine researchers have been awarded grants to investigate how specific public health strategies and activities might improve the quality and performance of the United States public health system, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today. These...
    Jan 8, 2007 Quality Improvement Strategies for Public Health Agencies to be Explored in 10 States
    Ten states have been selected to lead a national collaborative effort to explore quality improvement strategies in public health, the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) announced today. Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,...
    Jan 8, 2007 New Program Will Boost Public Health Agencies' Ability to Use Information Systems to Handle Public Health Threats
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched Common Ground: Transforming Public Health Information Systems, a three-year, $15 million national initiative. The program will help state and local public health agencies better respond to health...

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