{"product_id":"to-improve-health-and-health-care-isbn-9780787983680","title":"To Improve Health and Health Care","description":"Since 1972, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care\u003c\/i\u003e, the ninth volume in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.  Foreword (\u003ci\u003eRisa Lavizzo-Mourey\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003eEditors’ Introduction: Still Swinging for the Philanthropic Fences? (\u003ci\u003eStephen L. Isaacs and James R. Knickman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One: From the Foundation’s Vulnerable Populations Portfolio.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Free to Grow (\u003ci\u003eIrene M. Wielawski\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Improving Health in an Aging Society (\u003ci\u003eRobin E. Mockenhaupt, Jane Isaacs Lowe, and Geralyn Graf Magan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two: From the Foundation’s Targeted Portfolio.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Efforts to Cover the Uninsured (\u003ci\u003eRobert Rosenblatt\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Safety Net Programs (\u003ci\u003eJames Bornemeier\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Medicaid Managed Care Program (\u003ci\u003eMarsha R. Gold, Justin S. White, and Erin Fries Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Evolution of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Approach to Alcohol and Drug Addiction (\u003ci\u003eVictor A. Capoccia\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three: A Closer Look.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Students Run LA (\u003ci\u003ePaul Brodeur\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Four: Profile.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Terrance Keenan: An Appreciation (\u003ci\u003eDigby Diehl\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Five: Issues in Philanthropy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Public Scrutiny of Foundations and Charities: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Response (\u003ci\u003eSusan Krutt and David Morse\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care 1997.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care 1998–1999.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care 2001.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care Volume V.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care Volume VI.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care Volume VII.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents, \u003ci\u003eTo Improve Health and Health Care Volume VIII.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eStephen L. Isaacs\u003c\/b\u003e is president of Health Policy Associates in San Francisco, California.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames R. Knickman\u003c\/b\u003e is vice president for research and evaluation at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e  RESEARCH FOR OUR CHANGING HEALTH ENVIRONMENT  \u003cp\u003eSince 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has been the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health. To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the nation's well-being. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care, the ninth volume in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology series, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policymakers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for leaders and educators developing plans for the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cases discussed in To Improve Health and Health Care: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology provide a critical analysis of the Foundation's activities and how it tackles health and health care issues. Written by the country's leading science and medical journalists, as well as experts from universities and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this volume includes chapters on\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eImproving Health in an Aging Society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovering the Uninsured\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSafety Net Programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedicaid Managed Care Alcohol and Drug Addiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Appreciation of the Foundation's Terrance Keenan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic Scrutiny of Foundations and Charities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Free to Grow Program\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudents Run LA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990393536741,"sku":"NP9780787983680","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787983680.jpg?v=1761787649","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/to-improve-health-and-health-care-isbn-9780787983680","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}