I am the President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the largest private foundation in the country devoted solely to improving health. For almost 50 years, RWJF has worked to ensure all people in the U.S. have a fair and just opportunity to thrive— no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they have. We have seen throughout the pandemic that Black, Latino, and Indigenous people have suffered a disproportionate share of the health and economic consequences associated with Covid-19. At RWJF, we work each day to ensure that everyone has the chance to live the healthiest life possible—during the pandemic and beyond, and that means working to remove barriers to health that so many face.
I earned my medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a residency and chief residency in pediatrics at John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. I have been a general pediatrician for more than 35 years and still see patients at the Henry J. Austin Center in Trenton, New Jersey.
My time at CDC included working as an infectious disease epidemiologist and four years in charge of emergency response and preparedness and serving as acting director of the agency in 2009 during the H1N1 pandemic. More recently, as part of our ongoing commitment to the health of our nation and its people, I’ve been helping people understand that while COVID has affected every community, it has not affected every community with the same intensity. I’ve also talked a lot about COVID-19 vaccines and other ways we can keep ourselves and our families and communities safe and healthy. Let’s talk about kids and COVID-19 vaccines. Ask me anything!
EDIT: Thanks so much for your questions, comments and conversation! I enjoyed it very much! For great facts on COVID vaccines check out getvaccineanswers.org
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They fund D.A.R.E., they funded MADD in exchange for MADD pushing for the National Drinking Age, they funded C. Everett Koop, they funded the lawsuits that led to the Master Settlement, they fund smoke-free colleges, and they fund efforts to raise the tobacco age to 21.
Executive Summary: This report estimated the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on 14 large and diverse cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Columbus, Charlotte, Detroit, Memphis, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and Miami.
Among the seven cities in states that have expanded Medicaid, the ACA will likely decrease the number of uninsured by an average of 57 percent. City by city, the reduction is projected to vary between 49 percent in Denver and 66 percent in Detroit by 2016. New federal spending on health care from 2014 to 2023 would range from $4.1 billion in Seattle to $27 billion in Los Angeles.
Among the seven cities in states not expanding Medicaid, the ACA will likely decrease the number of uninsured by an average of 30 percent. The decrease would range from 25 percent in Atlanta to 36 percent in Charlotte by 2016. New federal spending due to the ACA from 2014 to 2023 would increase by between $1.9 billion in Atlanta and $9.9 billion in Houston. If Medicaid eligibility were expanded in these cities, the number of uninsured would fall by an average of 52 percent, ranging from 45 percent in Houston to 59 percent in Memphis. New federal spending would increase by between $4.8 billion in Atlanta and $16.4 billion in Houston from 2014 to 2023.
I mean, "Wood Johnson"? Come on!
so i was wondering if anyone had any insight in how to get into research at RWJMS as an undergrad? i know they have summer research opportunities but i was looking to start during the spring semester. does anyone have any connections or know if i can just email a professor there and ask? douglass has an opportunity for research with one of their doctors at RWJ, but i cant do it bc i havent taken the knowledge and power course yet :/
If so, how do you feel about it?
