HSC, RWJF and MPR
Charting a Course Together:
Supporting RWJF's Mission
HSC, RWJF and MPR
long with other grantees,HSC informs the research and
program activities of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), helping to
support the Foundation's overall mission to improve the health and health care of all
Americans. HSC is a major component of RWJF's health tracking initiative, which
features a network of research organizations studying various facets of the changing
health care system at the national and local levels. Specifically, HSC's research
contributes to understanding what works well in the American health care system
and what does not, both nationally and in communities across the country. The
Foundation concentrates grant-making support in four broad areas:
 assuring that all Americans
have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; improving care and support for people with chronic health conditions;
promoting healthy communities and lifestyles; and
reducing the personal, social and economic harm caused by abusing tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs.
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These areas also are covered by the network of organizations associated with HSC's Community Tracking Study. To accomplish its overall goals, RWJF supports research and evaluation, training and education, program demonstrations and communications.
James Knickman, vice president for evaluation and research, and Robert Hughes, vice president, initiated the network of organizations focused on tracking change and nurtured its development. Both continue to play a leadership role within the research network. Along with them, Maureen Michael, program officer, provides leadership to the project and is responsible for managing the network day-to-day. Paul Tarini, senior communications officer, provides public affairs counsel to the project; Jean Lim, program associate, provides important guidance on our work with states; and Rona Henry, senior financial officer, provides financial oversight. HSC is among the many projects under RWJF's Health Care Group led by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., senior vice president and director.
