To Improve Health and Health Care

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 eighth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policy makers 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.

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 eighth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policy makers 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.

Foreword (Risa Lavizzo-Mourey).Editors' Introduction (Stephen L. Isaacs and James R.Knickman).Acknowledgments.The Editors.The Contributors.Section One: National Programs.1. Taking on Tobacco: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation'sAssault on Smoking (James Bornemeier).2. The SmokeLess States Program (Karen K. Gerlach and MichelleA. Larkin).3. Reducing Youth Drinking: The "A Matter of Degree"and "Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions"Programs (Susan G. Parker).4. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commitment toNursing (Carolyn Newbergh).5. The Turning Point Initiative (Paul Brodeur).Section Two: A Closer Look.6. The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention (DigbyDiehl).Section Three: Inside The Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation.7. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Early Years (Joel R.Gardner and Andrew R. Harrison).8. National Programs: Understanding The Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation's Approach to Grantmaking (Robert G. Hughes).Index.Table of Contents, To Improve Health and Health Care 1997.Table of Contents, To Improve Health and Health Care1998-1999.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 VolumeV.Table of Contents, To Improve Health and Health Care VolumeVI.Table of Contents, To Improve Health and Health Care Volume.