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Across America, Differences in how Long and how Well We Live

April 2, 2009 | Chart

The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America urged all Americans to make healthier choices and society to help remove the obstacles so many people face in making those choices, issuing 10 cross-cutting recommendations for improving the nation's health.

America's Health Starts with Healthy Children

October 1, 2008 | Chart

This chartbook from the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America focuses on the health of children to explore whether we are reaching our full health potential as a nation and in every state.

Beyond Health Care

April 1, 2009 | Report

There is more to health than health care--where we live, work, learn and play can have more to do with how healthy we are than the health care we get.

Blue Ribbon Commission Reports Racial Disparities in Drug Addiction Policies - Makes Recommendations

December 23, 2009 | Program Result Report

The commission sought to influence drug policies and practices, held African-American drug policy summits, worked in communities around the country on drug policy issues and disseminated the commission's policy recommendations.

Breaking Through on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities

December 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

An Approach to Message Translation

Commission Seeks Ways to Foster Better Health Outcomes and Improve the Health of All Americans

February 27, 2008 | Story

Foundation issues new report which finds poor, minority and middle-class Americans with less education live sicker and die younger.

Conversation: Recommendations of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America

April 2, 2009 | Video

Commissioner and former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson hosts a video dialogue exploring the commission's findings.

Economic Value of Improving the Health of Disadvantaged Americans

January 21, 2008 | Report

The Commission on Health's recommendations address the social determinants of health and outline the greatest opportunities to improve the health of all Americans, including improving nutrition, physical activity and early childhood development eliminating tobacco use creating healthy places and establishing accountability for health impact in all policies.

Improving Our Children's Health Starts Where They Learn and Play

February 7, 2010 | Commentary

This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared February 8, 2010 on The Huffington Post.

Recommendations for Improving the Nation's Health

April 2, 2009 | Video

Video report summarizes findings of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America.

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