Recommendations of the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America

Over the last year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America has reviewed the evidence on the social determinants of health, confirming that where we live, learn, work, and play has a greater impact on how long and how well we live than medical care does. In early April, the 14-member national, independent, nonpartisan commission--led by Mark McClellan and Alice M. Rivlin--released 10 recommendations for changes the country can make outside of health care to improve the health of all Americans. The commission's recommendations call for changes in schools, at home, in communities, and in the workplace. On this audioconference we discussed the recommendations, heard about successful programs from across the country, and explored next steps for philanthropy.

Speakers:
Wilhelmine Miller, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
Robin Mockenhaupt, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Commission Recommendations:

Visit http://www.commissiononhealth.org/Event.aspx?Event=66288.

Related Information

	RWJF Commission Presentation (718K) [download]
	Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America (Executive Summary) (1221K) [download]