Reducing Childhood Obesity Requires Everyone Working Together
March 17, 2009 | Commentary/Story
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A. recently sat down with McKinsey & Company to discuss the Foundation's work on childhood obesity.
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RWJF Commentary Regarding Social Factors' Influence on Variations in Health and Life Expectancy
September 29, 2008 | Commentary/Story
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., RWJF president and CEO, released this commentary following the latest WHO report, Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Statement on Announcement of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Prevention and Wellness Fund
September 17, 2009 | News Release/Story
A statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, RWJF president and CEO, regarding the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services announcement of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's.
Why is U.S. Health Care So Costly?
July 26, 2009 | Story
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey critiques the idea that more care is better care.
How Can People Improve Their Health?
July 24, 2009 | Story
Businesses, schools and policymakers all have a role to play in helping to create environments that encourage people to make healthful choices every day.
Reversing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
June 30, 2009 | Story
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey talks about RWJF's commitment and 2015 goal.
Why Electronic Medical Records Are Important
June 30, 2009 | Video/Story
Patients are empowered when they have information about their test results, medicines and the effectiveness of various treatments.
RWJF Launches Commission to Build a Healthier America
February 27, 2008 | Video/Story
The nonpartisan commission will investigate how factors such as education, environment, income and housing shape and affect personal behavioral choices. The United States spends more on health than any other nation. Yet, the U.S. ranks at or near th ...