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54-532: The National Committee for Quality Assurance was established in 1990 with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . The National Committee for Quality Assurance manages voluntary accreditation programs for individual physicians, health plans, and medical groups. It offers dedicated programs targeting vendor certification, software certification, and compliance auditing. Health plans seek accreditation and measure performance through

108-572: A nursing home . Beginning in 1986, the foundation focused on funding programs for the treatment HIV/AIDS , despite the stigma surrounding the disease. It launched the AIDS Health Services Program in 11 communities around the U.S., which aimed to integrate a network of human services agencies for case management and favored community-care models for patients. By May 1989, the foundation had given $ 50 million to care services and prevention campaigns. The Ryan White CARE Act

162-581: A private foundation to a public charity in order to operate its own programs more efficiently. Since that change it can now raise funds freely and devote up to 5% of its budget to lobbying the public sector. In 2011, the Pew family was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in recognition of its support for The Pew Charitable Trusts. According to the Pew Trusts' website as of 2024, four of

216-764: A 2021 analysis by the Urban Institute which found that black patients experience "dangerous bleeding, infections and other serious problems related to surgical procedures" more frequently than white patients who receive care in the same hospital. In 2019, the foundation worked with the Global Reporting Initiative and others to develop the Culture of Health for Business Framework. The framework provides 16 best practices for companies to measure health policies and practices against, ranging from environmental to social and governance issues. During

270-399: A Healthier America in 2008. The non-partisan group included individuals from business, academia, and politics and focused on studying ways to improve health in the U.S. outside of the health care system. The commission compiled five years' worth of research into a report it released in 2014. The report focused on social determinants of health and detailed three strategies to improve health in

324-533: A focus on impoverished and minority groups, infant and elder care, and mental health . It created a $ 15 million grant program to contribute to the development of emergency services systems in the United States. Then-president David E. Rogers established a partnership with the National Academy of Sciences to increase oversight of how the funds were used and assess project outcomes. Ultimately,

378-643: A new museum. Reporter Roberta Smith of the New York Times said of the new building, "Against all odds, the museum that opens to the public on Saturday is still very much the old Barnes, only better." The controversy involving Pew, other donors, the Barnes trustees and the collection was the subject of a documentary film The Art of the Steal . The Trusts did not participate in the film. Rebecca Rimel , then head of The Pew Charitable Trusts, said they believed

432-552: A policy shift by the CDC regarding the efficient use of vaccines. According to the 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements, as of 30 June 2019, the Trusts owned over US$ 6.7 billion in assets. For the 12 months ending on that date, total revenues were about US$ 374 million and total expenses were about $ 341 million, of which about $ 6.6 million were for fundraising expenses. According to IRS Form 990 , filed for 2019 by Pew Charitable Trusts,

486-564: A program designed to educate local groups about the effects of tobacco and options for regulating tobacco usage. By 2007, 31 states and the District of Columbia had adopted the program. The foundation's Center for Tobacco-Free Kids was asked to participate as a "disinterested and trustworthy party" in state litigation leading up to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998. Apart from substance abuse,

540-582: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Robert Wood Johnson Foundation This is an accepted version of this page The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( RWJF ) is an American philanthropic organization. It is the largest one focused solely on health. Based in Princeton, New Jersey , the foundation focuses on access to health care , public health , health equity , leadership and training, and changing systems to address barriers to health. RWJF has been credited with helping to develop

594-526: Is a nonpartisan public polling and think tank that operates as a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew was established by the merging of several charitable trusts that had been established between 1948 and 1979. The original trusts were created by J. Howard Pew , Mary Ethel Pew, Joseph N. Pew Jr. , and Mabel Pew Myrin, the adult sons and daughters of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew. Honoring their parents' religious conviction that good works should be done quietly,

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648-479: Is an independent non-profit , non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1948. Pew's stated mission is to serve the public interest by "improving public policy , informing the public, and invigorating civic life". Pew operates projects and conducts research across five main areas: communities, conservation, finance and economy, governing, and health. In addition, the Pew Research Center

702-570: Is nearly $ 50 billion a year and the federal government $ 5 billion more. The report compiled and analyzed data from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics and Federal Bureau of Prisons and each state's department of corrections. Pew reported in 2009 that "explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults." "One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections" examined

756-479: Is non-partisan and non-ideological, Joseph Pew and his sons were politically conservative . The modern day organization works to encourage responsive government and support scientific research on a wide range of issues, including global marine conservation , correction reform , and biomedical research . Pew also conducts research and supports civic and cultural projects in Philadelphia. Early priorities of

810-449: The 911 emergency system, reducing tobacco use among Americans, lowering rates of unwanted teenage pregnancies, and improving perceptions of hospice care . The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports the development of programs that can be used in community-led initiatives or by government bodies, funds research through surveys and polls, and makes impact investments . According to Pensions & Investments and Foundation Center,

864-571: The COVID-19 pandemic , the foundation partnered with organizations such as NPR to research financial, educational, and health impacts of the pandemic. The foundation also has ongoing surveys with the Rand Corporation , one of which found that many Americans agree that minority communities have been more affected by the pandemic, but do not believe structural racism is a barrier to health. The foundation's other activities in response to

918-865: The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act . Other early foundation efforts included: support for the Nurse-Family Partnership , which partners at-risk pregnant women with nurses; establishing the Minority Medical Faculty Development Program (renamed the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program in 2004); and supporting development of the "swing bed" concept in rural hospitals, which allows patients to transition from acute care to skilled-nursing without having to transfer to

972-675: The Pacific Ocean , near the Mariana Islands . The protected area was officially designated in January 2009, and includes the Mariana Trench , the deepest ocean canyon in the world. Another marine protected area that the Trusts and other groups sought to protect is Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument which was protected by President Bush in 2006 and expanded by President Obama in 2016. The Trusts also funds

1026-794: The Pew Research Center , the third-largest think tank in Washington, D.C., after the Brookings Institution and the Center for American Progress . The Trusts have worked closely with the Vera Institute of Justice on issues related to state correction policies in the Public Safety Performance Project. In 2008, Pew reported that more than one in 100 adults in the United States is in jail or prison, an all-time high. The cost to state governments

1080-575: The COVID-19 pandemic included collaborating with Boston University to develop a database of state policies enacted in response to the pandemic, and hosting teleconferences and virtual discussions on how the pandemic unveiled the impact that systemic racism and other forms of discrimination have on health in America. During this period, RWJF partnered with the Ford Foundation to establish

1134-544: The Green House model allows residents to set their own schedules, and houses fewer people in more units designed like a single family home . In 2011, the foundation established a $ 100 million impact capital fund to develop the Green House model. By 2014, 27 states had adopted versions of the Green House Project. A 2017 study on Green House nursing homes funded by the foundation found that while imperfect,

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1188-495: The Healthy Communities Initiative. In 2014, the foundation announced a major shift in its approach to health issues. It had previously focused on specific health issues, and would instead focus on changes that could lead to large-scale social shifts by building what it called a "culture of health." The change built on the Culture of Health Action Framework adopted by the foundation in 2013. Critics of

1242-537: The Homeless initiative. Approaches to the issue varied by city. For example, a Philadelphia program connected hospitals with homeless shelters , so individuals experiencing homelessness had access to inpatient and outpatient care. Another program in New York City focused on providing care in soup kitchens . Congress followed the foundation's program for providing health care through shelters by passing

1296-636: The Pew Memorial Trust included cancer research , the American Red Cross , and a pioneering project to assist historically black colleges . Later beneficiaries included American Enterprise Institute , Brookings Institution , American Liberty League , John Birch Society , Oceana , and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution . In 2004, Pew applied to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to change its status from

1350-627: The Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy. The group includes 17 grant making organizations. The council's focus is on improving inclusion of disability issues in philanthropy. The foundation also funded the Childhood Opportunity Index, which ranks neighborhoods across the U.S. on access to childhood development resources that can affect health and life expectancy, and income later in life. The index

1404-573: The Trusts unveiled research on naloxone , the lifesaving overdose reversal drug. Pew researchers concluded that expanded access to naloxone saves lives and put forth several recommendations on how to do so, including options such as co-prescribing naloxone with opioids. During the rollout of vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic, Pew supported the CDC 's determination that it was acceptable to leave some vaccine vials partially unused (potentially "wasting vaccines") in order to vaccinate teenagers, which represented

1458-404: The U.S. decreased during the campaign. In the early 2000s, under the leadership of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey , the foundation prioritized childhood obesity , and pledged of $ 1 billion for research and advocacy to raise awareness on the topic. Grants from this pledge, the first $ 500 million of which came in 2007, have been used to fund projects in cities throughout the United States. As early as 2003,

1512-776: The U.S.: early-childhood education; community-based health initiatives; and preventative care . In 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation partnered with the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute to launch the County Health Ranking program, which calculates and compares the health of each county, nationwide. The counties are measured and ranked on various health and social factors, which include more than 30 indicators such as obesity, tobacco use, mental health, employment and poverty rates, and access to healthy food. Over time,

1566-513: The administration and submission of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. The National Committee for Quality Assurance provides an evidence-based program for case-management accreditation available for uses in payer, provider, and community-based organizations. This article about a United States health organization

1620-591: The appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture." According to the Barnes Foundation: The Barnes is home to one of the world's largest collections of Impressionist , Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, with especially deep holdings by Renoir , Matisse , and Picasso ", as well as important examples of African art , Native American pottery and jewelry , Pennsylvania German furniture, American avant-garde painting, and wrought-iron metalwork. Opponents of relocating

1674-571: The collection to a new museum along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway said that move violates Barnes's will that the collection stay intact at its original location and not be loaned, transferred or sold. Columnist Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote in 2010, "It is perfectly clear exactly what Barnes specified in his will. It was drawn up by the best legal minds. It is clear that what happened to his collection

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1728-593: The direction of working on substance abuse problems". Risa Lavizzo-Mourey was the first woman and African American to be the foundation's chief executive officer , a role she held between 2002 and 2017. She was succeeded by Richard E. Besser, who was named president and CEO in April 2017. Besser previously worked as the medical editor for ABC News and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control . The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts

1782-559: The eleven Directors serving on the Board are named Pew. Pew operates several projects focused on specific public policy issues: modernization of the civil legal system, Philadelphia local public policies; justice and public safety; student loans; ocean and fisheries protection; conservation of public lands and rivers; consumer finance and the greater economy; government reform; and public health issues. The Trusts, with other groups, backed an effort to create marine protected areas in

1836-461: The foundation added coaches and competitions to the program to support communities' efforts to improve local health. This was done in response to growing evidence showing that social factors and individuals' actions could affect a population's health more than the quality of medical treatment. The foundation also partnered with Federal Reserve Banks to engage impact investors, banks, and community developers in health and wellness-based projects through

1890-430: The foundation also funded studies on palliative care and worked with researchers to develop the chronic care model. In 1989, the organization funded a five-year, $ 28 million study on palliative care, publishing the results in 1995. The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment found that most Americans die alone in hospitals while receiving high-cost care and treatment, often against

1944-482: The foundation and George Soros's Open Society Institute began research and advocacy efforts. During this period, the foundation also contributed to efforts to enroll more uninsured U.S. children in medicare . A study published in Health Affairs noted that RWJF spent $ 55 million on its Covering Kids campaign, which lasted from 1997 until 2002. The study found that the overall rate of uninsured children in

1998-537: The foundation co-funded a study along with the National Institutes of Health that found police killings of unarmed black Americans led to adverse mental health affects among black American respondents. Other public opinion polls RWJF worked on with NPR and Harvard University have covered issues such as the burden of stress in America (2014), education and health in schools (2013), trust in public health (2021), income inequality (2020), and experiences during

2052-642: The foundation was the fifth-largest in the U.S. in investment assets, as of 2015. As of 2020, the value of its endowment was $ 13 billion. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was initially established as the Johnson-New Brunswick Foundation in December 1936, and focused on charitable efforts in New Brunswick, New Jersey . The original board of trustees included Robert Wood Johnson II , John Seward Johnson II , and others. It

2106-614: The foundation was working in Louisville , Kentucky , providing more than $ 740,000 in grants between 2003 and 2011 to make infrastructure updates that encourage physical activity, such as widening sidewalks and adding the city's first bicycle lane . The foundation also continued to work on eldercare topics and provided funding for the Green House Project , a non-profit that offers a long-term care alternative to nursing homes. While nursing homes tended to be regimented,

2160-482: The foundation's program had access to a centralized emergency services system. By 1977, when the program ended, coverage had increased to 95 percent. In 1985, the foundation partnered with The Pew Charitable Trusts to launch a new program to improve access to health care for the American homeless population. The organizations committed $ 25 million over five years to 19 pilot programs as part of their Health Care for

2214-442: The funds were distributed to 44 grantees in amounts ranging from $ 350,000 to $ 400,000. The program funded primary aspects of emergency medical services , including: technology access, such as equipping ambulances with radios; training for ambulance drivers and dispatchers; interagency coordination through a national centralized, regional-based system; and development of the 911 emergency system. In 1973, 11 percent of areas covered by

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2268-559: The health, safety, and well-being of American consumers." One program, the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, is intended to support promising early and mid-career scientists investigating human health, both basic and clinical. The awards provide flexible support ($ 240,000 over a four-year period). Grantees are encouraged to be entrepreneurial and innovative in their research. In October 2020,

2322-559: The model had better outcomes for residents, including fewer hospitalizations and a lower occurrence of conditions such as pressure ulcers . In 2003, the foundation worked with the College Board to create the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) program to encourage high-school students to study in the area of public health; the program ran for 8 years. The foundation established the commission to Build

2376-467: The only change that could save the Barnes was to redouble our commitment to its mission, to reach out more widely than ever before, to build, to expand and to move the collection to a more accessible location." The Trusts became involved with the Barnes Collection when the foundation overseeing the art collection had serious financial trouble, ultimately contributing more than $ 20 million for

2430-491: The organization distributed $ 142,114,349 in grants in 2019; an increase from 2018, when it distributed $ 136,947,523 in grants. The Trusts have supported the relocation of the famed Barnes Art Collection from its longtime home in Lower Merion, PA , to Center City . This has been controversial in the art world. The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and

2484-701: The original Pew Memorial Foundation was a grantmaking organization that made donations anonymously. In 1956, the foundation became the Pew Memorial Trust, based in Philadelphia, the donors' hometown. Between 1957 and 1979, six other trusts were created, representing the personal and complementary philanthropic interests of the four siblings. Assets held by the seven trusts totaled $ 6 billion as of 2020. The Trusts continues to be based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , with offices in Washington, D.C. , London , and Brussels . Although The Pew Charitable Trusts

2538-520: The pandemic (2021). Under Richard Besser 's leadership, the foundation prioritized health equity and removing barriers to health resulting from discrimination. In an address given at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University , Besser pointed to where people live, recreate, and work as well as access to healthy food and livable wages, and removal of cultural barriers as important factors in individual health. The foundation funded

2592-403: The patient's desires. The study led to the formation of several groups by the foundation, including Last Acts, 900 entities that have drafted best practices for palliative care . Between 1989 and 2007, the foundation gave more than $ 148 million for research related to palliative care. By 2007, more than 500 hospitals throughout the U.S. had palliative care programs, most of which were created after

2646-606: The scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community. Pew supported police reforms enacted by the state of Washington in 2021. Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) signed 12 separate police reform bills that would, among other things, require officers to intervene when they see another officer using excessive force. "Based on data, science, and non-partisan research, Pew works to reduce hidden risks to

2700-849: The shift expressed concern that funding for some areas—such as leadership training for doctors, and programs for nursing and health policy—was being discontinued as part of the shift. When describing the changes at the Aspen Ideas Festival , Lavizzo-Mourey said, “We have to make a seismic shift in the way we deal with health, and it has to come from the ground up.” A 2017 survey conducted by RWJF, NPR, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that people in America report that their personal experience with discrimination regularly affects their lives and drives decisions that influence their health, safety, and well-being. Experiences with discrimination correlated to an increased risk for health conditions such as coronary heart disease. In 2018,

2754-505: Was against his wishes." Yet the Barnes Foundation prevailed in a series of legal actions and the new museum opened on May 16, 2012. At the opening Barnes trustee and treasurer Stephen Harmelin noted, "There were financial challenges to be faced...questions about how the foundation as it existed could go on with its mission, worries about the safety and integrity of the collection in the long run," he said. "We were convinced that

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2808-412: Was initially published in 2014, and an updated version was released in January 2020. The foundation's first president, David E. Rogers, served from 1972 until 1987. Leighton E. Cluff served as the foundation's president from 1986 until February 1990, when he was succeeded by Steven A. Schroeder. The foundation's board of trustees selected Schroeder to lead the foundation, knowing he wanted to take it "in

2862-438: Was partially modeled on RWJF's program. After Steven A. Schroeder became the foundation's president in 1990, he made substance abuse a major focus of the foundation's work. Between 1991 and 2003, the foundation spent approximately $ 408 million on a variety of tobacco-related programs, including awareness campaigns on smoking cessation and the negative effects of tobacco use . The foundation launched Smokeless States in 1993,

2916-440: Was renamed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 1952. Robert Wood Johnson II left a bequest of 10,204,377 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock to the foundation upon his death in 1968. The foundation became a national philanthropy in 1972. The value of the stock was more than US$ 1 billion, making it the second-largest private foundation at the time. Initially, the foundation worked on improving access to health care , with

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