The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America released three major recommendations yesterday. They are:
Make investing in America’s youngest children a high priority. This will require a significant shift in spending priorities and major new initiatives to ensure that families and communities build a strong foundation in the early years for a lifetime of good health.
Fundamentally change how we revitalize neighborhoods, fully integrating health into community development.
The nation must take a much more health-focused approach to health care financing and delivery. Broaden the mindset, mission, and incentives for health professionals and health care institutions from treating illness to helping people lead healthy lives.
You can download the entire report, the executive summary, review charts and graphs, and watch yesterday's event where the recommendations were announced...here.
In 2012, the foundation awarded $359 million in grants to hundreds of projects in seven program areas. Here's an interactive map that provides information about those grants.
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