Description
Book SynopsisSince 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported research efforts that touch on a broad range of public health care issues. In this volume, leading health care researchers, who are funded by the RWJF, report on their most current investigative efforts.
Table of ContentsForeword by Steven A. Schroeder.
Introduction by Stephen L. Isaacs and James R. KnickmanAcknowledgments.
Inside the Foundation.
1. Expanding the Focus of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health as an Equal Partner to Health Care by J. Michael McGinnis and Steven A. Schroeder.
2. 'Getting the Word Out': A Foundation Memoir and Personal Journey by Frank Karel.
Programs.
3. Children's Health Initiatives by Sharon Begley and Ruby Hearn.
4. The Changing Approach to Managed Care by Janet Firshein and Lewis Sandy.
5. Integrating Acute and Long-term Care for the Elderly by Joseph Alper and Rosemary Gibson.
6. The Workers' Compensation Health Initiative by Allard Dembe and Jay Himmelstein.
7. Sound Partners for Community Health by Digby Diehl.
A Look Back.
8. The Regionalized Perinatal Care Program by Marguerite Holloway.
9. Improving Dental Care by Paul Brodeur.
Collaboration with other Philanthropies.
10. Partnership Among National Foundations: Between Rhetoric and Reality by Stephen Isaacs and John Rodgers.
