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 The program office will conduct systematic reviews of existing published and unpublished literature regarding racial and ethnic health care disparities interventions.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.