To Improve Health and Health Care: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology

Jacket Description/Back: RESEARCH FOR OUR CHANGING HEALTH ENVIRONMENT Since 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care, the ninth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years. The cases discussed in To Improve Health and Health Care: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology provide a critical analysis of the Foundation's activities and how it tackles health and health care issues. Written by the country's leading science and medical journalists, as well as experts from universities and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this volume includes chapters on Improving Health in an Aging SocietyCovering the UninsuredSafety Net ProgramsMedicaid Managed Care Alcohol and Drug AddictionAn Appreciation of the Foundation's Terrance KeenanPublic Scrutiny of Foundations and CharitiesThe Free to Grow ProgramStudents Run LABiographical Note: Stephen L. Isaacs is president of Health Policy Associates in San Francisco, California. James R. Knickman is vice president for research and evaluation at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New JerseyTable of Contents: Foreword ("Risa Lavizzo-Mourey"). Editors' Introduction: Still Swinging for the Philanthropic Fences? ("Stephen L. Isaacs and James R. Knickman"). Acknowledgments. Section One: From the Foundation's Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.1 Free to Grow ("Irene M. Wielawski").2 Improving Health in an Aging Society ("Robin E. Mockenhaupt, Jane Isaacs Lowe, and Geralyn Graf Magan"). Section Two: From the Foundation's Targeted Portfolio.3 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Cover the Uninsured ("Robert Rosenblatt").4 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Safety Net Programs ("James Bornemeier").5 The Medicaid Managed Care Program ("Marsha R. Gold, Justin S. White, and Erin Fries Taylor").6 The Evolution of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Approach to Alcohol and Drug Addiction ("Victor A. Capoccia"). Section Three: A Closer Look.7 Students Run LA ("Paul Brodeur"). Section Four: Profile.8 Terrance Keenan: An Appreciation ("Digby Diehl"). Section Five: Issues in Philanthropy.9 Public Scrutiny of Foundations and Charities: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Response ("Susan Krutt and David Morse"). The Editors. The Contributors. Index. Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care 1997."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care 1998-1999."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care 2000."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care 2001."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care Volume V."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care Volume VI."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care Volume VII."Table of Contents, "To Improve Health and Health Care Volume VIII."Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor Bio:  Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is President and CEO of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N. J. Contributor Bio:  Knickman, James R James R. Knickman, PhD, is the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Health Foundation, a private philanthropy established with resources from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield's conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit corporation. Prior to joining NYSHealth, Dr. Knickman was Vice President of Research and Evaluation at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, New Jersey. He serves on a wide range of advisory boards, including as chairman of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is a past board member of AcademyHealth in Washington, D. C. He has published extensively and currently is an editorial board member for "The Milbank Quarterly and Inquiry".