Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
An in-depth look into the programs we fund and the lessons learned from our work. View all RWJF anthology books and chapters.
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The Substance Abuse Policy Research Program
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, leaders of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program look back at the program, which ended in 2009, and reflect on how the program operated and on what its policy research on tobacco, alcohol, and drugs accomplished.
Building Health Policy Research Capacity in the Social Sciences
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology examines the Foundation's investments in building capacity among social scientists to do health policy analysis.
The Health Policy Fellowships Program
January 1, 2002 | Book
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowships Program is one of the Foundation's oldest programs, spanning nearly three decades. It provides one-year fellowships for physicians and other health care professionals to work on health policy issues in Washington, D.C., generally on Capitol Hill.
Expertise Meets Politics
January 1, 1997 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Stevens and Brown explore the question of what effect the Foundation's investments have had on health policy at the state level.
Communications at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
January 1, 2010 | Book
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's communications strategy has evolved dramatically over the past few years. This chapter of the Anthology will be of particular interest to leaders and communications officials of foundations and other nonprofit organizations, as well as to those charged with developing strategic communications policies and programs.
Research on Health Insurance Coverage
January 1, 2009 | Book
The second in the triumvirate of chapters on health insurance in this year's Anthology looks at Foundation-supported research. Carolyn Newbergh, a freelance journalist and contributor of many chapters to the Anthology series, examines the research that the Foundation has funded on health insurance and on the uninsured.
Shaping Public Policy as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Approach
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, James Marks, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's senior vice president for health, and Joseph Alper, a freelance journalist specializing in health and environmental issues, examine the Foundation's efforts to affect policy, especially those policies that can influence healthy behavior and lifestyle choices and the environments in which those choices are made.
Tobacco Policy Research
January 1, 1999 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology looks at one strategy used by the Foundation to help the nation address problems associated with tobacco use: the support of policy-related research.
Improving Quality of Care
October 1, 2007 | Book
This chapter chronicles RWJF's efforts to improve the quality of medical care from the 1970s to present day.
The Health Tracking Initiative
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology discusses the Foundation's Health Tracking initiative. An ambitious program to help policy-makers and the media understand the dynamics and effects of market-based health care.