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Using Law, Policy and Research to Improve the Public's Health
September 14, 2010 | Commentary
From smoke-free regulations in restaurants and bars, food safety and menu labeling to air bag requirements for cars, laws can increasingly help create healthier, safer communities. As a result, those vested in public health—from local, state, federa ...
Wayne Gretzky and the Future of Public Health Leadership
April 9, 2010 | Commentary
Jim Marks, senior vice president and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Group, delivered this speech in Chapel Hill at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina.
Wayne Gretzy and the Future of Public Health
December 22, 2009 | Commentary
An address by James S. Marks, RWJF senior vice president and director of the Health Group.
We Can Prevent a Health Crisis
December 15, 2005 | Commentary/Story
In this commentary, the Honorable Thomas H. Kean, M.A., chairman of the board of trustees of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., Foundation president and CEO, propose a three-pronged strategy to prepare for public health emergencies. This commentary appeared on the opinion page of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
We Need Bold Action on Childhood Obesity
July 8, 2010 | Commentary
Americans are "way ahead of their elected officials" and they want action now, says RWJF Senior Vice President James S. Marks in a commentary on The Huffington Post.
What Does 'Respect' Mean?
May 1, 2007 | Commentary
Exploring the Moral Obligation of Health Professionals to Respect Patients
When Games and Health Collide
May 26, 2010 | Commentary
John Lumpkin delivered the opening address to attendees at the 2010 Games for Health Conference in Boston.
Where Different Worlds Collide
January 1, 2009 | Commentary
Researchers need to think from the viewpoint of practitioners and policy-makers to have a real world impact, according to Rob Moodie of the University of Melbourne in a commentary prepared for the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
Who Is Accountable for Racial Equity in Health Care?
February 20, 2008 | Commentary
De facto racial segregation is a widespread characteristic of the U.S. health care system. This commentary reviews the economic circumstances facing health care providers that treat African-American patients. The author describes models for providing assistance to underfunded organizations.
Why Your ZIP Code May Be More Important to Your Health Than Your Genetic Code
April 23, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared April 23, 2009, on The Huffington Post.