Document Detail


The research program and priorities of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6490374     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Since its establishment as a national philanthropy in 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has appropriated almost $560 million in grants directed toward improvement of health in the United States. Grants are made primarily to develop innovative methods of providing health services, for research and evaluation, and for education and training of health professionals. Since 1972, more than $100 million has been appropriated for research and evaluation projects. The research supported by the Foundation is applied rather than basic, and, like all of the Foundation's programs, must be responsive to the institution's mission. In the 1980s, this mission comprises three objectives: improving access to health care for the most vulnerable underserved population groups, containing increases in health care costs, and improving functional outcomes for patients. In this article, we provide details on the Foundation's research program and priorities, including evolution of the mission, the role of research in the Foundation's overall programs, the purposes for which the Foundation supports research and evaluation activities, and the types of grants available for health services researchers.
Authors:
B H Kehrer; L H Aiken; R J Blendon; D E Rogers
Related Documents :
9158934 - Community-based care: back to the future!
11930954 - Community development and health project: a 5-year (1995-1999) experience in mozambique...
20950524 - Multisectoral lessons from healthy communities.
15727354 - 'yarning for better health'. improving the health of an aboriginal and torres strait is...
8884434 - Allied health workforce shortages: the systemic barriers to response.
10915454 - Elderly adults' preferences for life-sustaining treatments: the role of impairment, pro...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health services research     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0017-9124     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Serv Res     Publication Date:  1984 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-12-03     Completed Date:  1984-12-03     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0053006     Medline TA:  Health Serv Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  439-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Budgets
Foundations / organization & administration*
Health Services Research / economics*
Organizational Objectives
Research Support as Topic / economics
United States

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Ambulatory visit groups: a framework for measuring productivity in ambulatory care.
Next Document:  Hospital contract management: a descriptive profile.