Speeches & Commentary

May 7, 2008

Remarks by Tracy Orleans at the Launch Event for PHS Tobacco Cessation Guidelines in Chicago
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is proud, along with the other organizations represented here today, to endorse the updated guidelines, and we are committed to making it easier for the 70 percent of the nation's 45 million smokers who want to quit—succeed.The ...

Apr 29, 2008

The Importance of Measuring Improvements to the Nation's Public Health System
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.

Apr 28, 2008

Claiming Our Place
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 University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health Convocation.

Apr 5, 2008

When the Evidence is Strong, We Must Act
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 Texas Public Health Policy Forum held in Austin, Texas.

Mar 31, 2008

Remarks by Tracy Orleans, Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow and Senior Scientist of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the Launch of the EX Campaign
The EX campaign, she says, will capitalize on policy advances, "providing smokers who are motivated and supported by smoke-free environments with the tools and information they need to succeed."

Feb 26, 2008

Legislative: Economics of Nursing Invitational Conference Addresses Quality and Payment Issues in Nursing Care
This column, originally published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, summarizes presentations at The Economics of Nursing Invitational Conference: Paying for Quality Nursing Care, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. It also discusses the recommendations and future plans made at the conference.

Dec 20, 2007

2007: The Year in Research
In his annual review of RWJF-supported research, David C. Colby, RWJF vice president of research and evaluation, highlights 10 articles that had impact in the policy arena, helped shape RWJF's thinking and work, or stood out in other ways.