To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XIII: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology

by Editor: Stephen L. Isaacs (Center for Health and Social Policy); Editor: David C. Colby

• ISBN13: 9780470615256
• ISBN10: 0470615257
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Since 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation?s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. Their premier annual review of public health and health care research, To Improve Health and Health Care Vol. XIII: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As part of the Foundation?s efforts to inform the public, this volume provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. The series offers leaders educators, policy makers, and practitioners with valuable lessons for years to come.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Learning from Programs that Didn't Work Out as Planned

Good Ideas at the Time: Learning from Programs that Did Not Meet Expectations

New Direction, Midcourse: Redesigning a Program While It's in Progress

The National Health Care Purchasing Institute: A Case Study

The Role of Failure in Philanthropic Learning: A Commentary on Chapters 1-3

Inside the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Communications at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Turning Up the Volume, Adjusting the Frequency

Preventing and Treating Addiction

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Combat Drug Addiction

Reclaiming Futures

The College Alcohol Study

Other Programs to Improve Health and Health Care

Overcoming Language Barriers to Care: Hablamos Juntos

The MicheLee Puppets and the Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Editors

Contributors

Index

Anthology Chapters by Topic, 1997 through Volume XIII

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