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The RWJF's biannual update on the latest developments in U.S. health care To Improve Health and Health Care is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's biannual anthology, focusing on the pressing health and health care issues facing the country. This volume covers some of the most important topics in public health, preventative medicine, and health services. Readers will find an in-depth look into the programs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, providing policy makers, practitioners, and interested members of the public a valuable perspective to inform strategy for the coming years. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, this ongoing anthology of the RWJF provides an update on the latest developments and advances taking place in the field of health, bringing readers up to speed on where we are, and where we still need to go. Understand the new developments in reducing childhood obesity Examine innovations in health care delivery Learn how RWJF programs are making a difference to patients and providers 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. To Improve Health and Health Care describes the latest outcomes and progress, for a complete overview of the American health care system.

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Author:   Stephen L. Isaacs (Center for Health and Social Policy) ,  David C. Colby ,  Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   16th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781119000785

ISBN 10:   1119000785
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   10 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Crafting a New Vision for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation vii Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Acknowledgments xiii Section One: The Pioneer Portfolio 1 1. Where Do Ideas Come From? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Experience 3 David C. Colby, Stephen L. Isaacs, and Amy Woodrum 2. The Pioneer Portfolio 21 Tony Proscio 3. OpenNotes 49 Irene M. Wielawski 4. Using Video Games to Improve Health 93 Sara Solovitch Section Two: Reducing Childhood Obesity 117 5. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity 119 Stephen L. Isaacs, David C. Colby, and Amy Woodrum 6. Building a Field of Childhood Obesity Research 131 Joe Alper 7. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Programs to Improve the Built Environment 159 Will Bunch 8. The Healthy Schools Program 185 Paul Jablow 9. The Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Program 207 Marissa Miley Section Three: Local Initiatives 235 10. The 211 LA Developmental Screening and Care Coordination Program 237 Digby Diehl The Editors 261 The Contributors 263 Index 269

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STEPHEN L. ISAACS is managing partner of Isaacs/Jellinek and president of Health Policy Associates in San Francisco, California. DAVID C. COLBY is vice president for policy at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey.

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