Why So Many Americans Are Sicker and Die Younger than Others?

Why So Many Americans Are Sicker and Die Younger than Others? 2/28/2008
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Washington, D.C.



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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launches a non-partisan Commission to identify and recommend practical solutions to eliminate health disparities and improve health for all Americans. RWJF also releases a new report detailing differences in health, how social factors contribute to these differences, and how they impact America's economic strength.

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Speakers for this session:

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.

President and CEO

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

David Williams, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Executive Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

Professor of Public Health, African and African American Studies and Sociology, Harvard University

Anna Greenberg, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research

Bill McInturff

Partner and Co-Founder

Public Opinion Strategies

Mark McClellan

Co-Chair, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform

Alice Rivlin

Co-Chair, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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