Building the Evidence for Quality Improvement Initiatives in Public Health Practice
August 7, 2009 | Story
QI a means of improving performance to meet accreditation standards.
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A Database of Resources for Public Health Systems Researchers to Find the Data They Need
July 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
From November 2005 to April 2008, project staff at the University of Kentucky's College of Public Health developed a database of resources that public health systems researchers can use to find the data they need for their work.
Public Health Informatics Institute
February 24, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Task Force for Child Survival and Development established the Public Health Informatics Institute to strengthen the information systems used in public health practice and to promote collaborative strategies for that effort.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Address Pediatric Asthma
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Alexis Levy, a communications associate at the Foundation, reports on the development and execution of the Foundation's efforts to reduce childhood asthma.
The Turning Point Initiative
January 1, 2005 | Book
Turning Point: Collaborating for a New Century in Public Health was designed in a pre-September 11th world, between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in an effort to transform the nation's public health system. The author examines the concept behind Turning Point, in particular, the notion of public-private-nongovernmental collaboration which lies at the heart of the program's vision. He describes the various activities of the Turning Point grantees and highlights their work in five states. Implementation of the program was slow and not always smooth. There were cultural differences between the two foundations which had to be addressed. Concern about bioterrorism preparedness and the infusion of federal funds complicated the initiative, forcing states to deal with terrorism as a transforming event, even as they tried to be the forces that would transform public health. By 2004, Turning Point had reached a funding level of more than $40 million and represents the largest privately funded attempt to strengthen the public health system in the nation's history.
New England Collaborative Urges a Regional Focus for Public Health Issues
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A team of scientists, business leaders, doctors, security professionals and others formed the New England Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness to bring a regional focus to local planning against bioterrorism and other biological threats.
Research on Medical System Desegregation Finds NAACP and National Urban League Played a Role
March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examined the history of the desegregation of American health care, focusing on twentieth century developments that preceded Medicare's enactment.
The Changing Approach to Managed Care
January 1, 2001 | Book
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has approached managed care over the past 29 years and illustrates how the Foundation's strategies have changed as the concept of managed care itself has evolved.
The Real Danger in 'A Civil Action'
June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 1999, Pyramid Communications, Seattle, conducted media outreach effort promoting an efficient and effective public health system. The effort centered around the nationwide release of the movie, A Civil Action.
Keynote Address
April 9, 2008 | Presentation Material
James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., senior vice president and director of the Health Group at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provided remarks at the Keeneland Public Health Systems and Services Research Conference held at the University of Kentucky.