To Improve Health and Health Care
Subtitle: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology (Jossey Bass/Aha Press Series)
Contributors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Corporate Author); Stephen L. Isaacs (Editor); James R. Knickman (Editor)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: July 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780787909093
Subjects: Health systems & services; Reference; Medical; Medical Research; Public Health (General); Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Medical / Nursing; USA; General; Health Care Delivery; Delivery of Health Care; Research grants; United States; Endowments; Public Health
First sentence: To increase the availability of health services to all Americans, all parts of society need to expand their efforts and responsibilities.
Description: 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, it provides funds for demonstration projects educational activities, and research. The Foundation is dedicated to educating the public about health care innovation through findings from the projects it supports. This book, the first in a new series, offers an in-depth look into programs funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In To Improve Health and Health Care, the editors look into the most current investigative efforts funded by the Foundation. The cases discussed here illustrate how the Foundation is tackling some of today's key health care issues.