Research & Policy Analysis Projects

Below is an alphabetical list of current Research & Policy Analysis Projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Grant ID: DAT
The Dartmouth Atlas project documents the remarkable differences in the distribution of health care resources, their use and spending on health care services across the United States. In brief, the kind of health care you get can depend very much on where you happen to live. Learn more about this project on their Web site, where you can download publications as well as data about local health care markets.

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU)
Grant ID: RHI
The Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU) initiated and commissioned original research on health insurance coverage, with the intention of contributing information important to the health coverage debate. The Web site disseminates the results of their work, showcasing research highlights, findings, fast facts and working papers. It also includes a searchable database of the health insurance literature and relevant data sets.

Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
Grant ID: DSN
Launched in January 2006, Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change seeks to improve the quality of health care provided to patients from racial and ethnic backgrounds likely to experience disparities. Projects funded under Finding Answers will evaluate practical and replicable solutions designed to reduce and eliminate racial and ethnic health care disparities. The program office will conduct systematic reviews of existing published and unpublished literature regarding racial and ethnic health care disparities interventions. Learn more about Finding Answers current activities on its Web site.

The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Grant ID: 43407
The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study follows a birth cohort of mostly unwed parents and their children over a five-year period. This study is designed to provide new information on the capabilities and relationships of unwed parents, as well as the effects of policies on family formation and child well-being, health, cognitive development and socioemotional development. Visit the Fragile Families Web site for more information on this study and its many research products.

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