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Remarks to the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America was created in 2008 to identify ways—beyond health care—to improve the health of all Americans. Four years after the release of the recommendations, RWJF reconvened the Commission to provide new guidance in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities.
On June 19, the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America met in Washington, D.C., to hear testimony from leading experts on how best to support health in communities and during early childhood.
Read the opening remarks Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of RWJF, gave to the Commission.
Creating a Culture of Health
On June 19, 2013, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), kicked off the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America's public meeting in Washington, D.C. with a charge to Commissioners.
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RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America
A national, independent, nonpartisan group of leaders created in 2008. In 2009, the RWJF Commission issued a set of influential recommendations for improving the health of all Americans. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is reconvening the Commission to identify actions that should be taken now to support health in two key areas: early childhood and healthy communities.
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